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FKA Twigs is speaking out about her Calvin Klein ad being pulled in the UK!

’s recent Calvin Klein ad, thereby unequivocally ensuring its viral proliferation across the internet.Two images of Kendall Jenner, including the one above, were allowed to remain in circulation.In response to complaints, chief executive Guy Parker and his band of merry mad men determined that the Mert + Marcus shot presented Twigs as “a stereotypical sexual object,” calling the image “likely to cause serious offense,” while deciding that two (objectively more provocative?) photos of from the same campaign were “unlikely to be seen as irresponsible." Naturally, the 32 people left on Twitter—which I categorically refuse to call X—had some thoughts. (Parker’s bio describes him as “responsible for executing the ASA’s strategy to have More Impact Online,” which… mission accomplished?)You can find here, which reads a little like it was written by the council in The Scarlet Letter with additional input from Andrew Tate.

Eurovision Song Contest.Organisers of the contest faced backlash and boycott calls in December after allowing Israel to participate in 2024 competition – which is due to take place in Malmö, Sweden from May 7-11 – despite the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza.Since Hamas forces launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people, at least 22,835 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, amounting to one per cent of the territory’s total pre-war population of 2.27million (per CNN).The petition urges a ban over alleged “war crimes” in Gaza, adding that if Israel is not excluded, they want public broadcaster Yle to withdraw Finland’s entry.Yle said it is monitoring the position of the organiser of the contest, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).One of the petition’s authors, Lukas Korpelainen, told newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet (via BBC) that it was not acceptable for Israel to “take part in the Eurovision Song Contest to polish its image”.Others who have signed the petition include Finnish artists Olavi Uusivirta, Paleface and 2011 contestant Axel Ehnström.Signatories have accused Yle of double standards, noting that the broadcaster was among the first to demand a ban on Russia from the 2022 contest after its invasion of Ukraine, saying “we expect the same active defending of values from Yle now as well”.Russia was banned from competing in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, which was won by Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra.Yle representative Ville Vilén said the situation in Israel and Gaza was “not quite the same”.“As gruesome as it is, it is not a war of inter-state aggression like between Russia and Ukraine,” he told Finnish tabloid Ilta-Sanomat.Yle’s head of communications, Jere Nurminen, told

FKA twigs, the British singer who will star in a reboot of The Crow, has slammed a decision by the UK’s advertising watchdog to ban her semi-nude Calvin Klein ad.

A dog kennels probed over animal welfare concerns has been lined up as a “secret” Scots rescue centre for XL bullies following a crackdown in the rest of Britain.

FKA Twigs has shared her thoughts on a Calvin Klein poster featuring the singer has been banned in the UK, with the ruling claiming it is “likely to cause serious offence” by objectifying women.The banned poster in question saw the artist posing with a denim shirt draping over one shoulder – leaving the side of her buttocks and half of one break exposed. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received two complaints about the campaign image, each arguing that the portrayal of Twigs was “overly sexualised” and caused offence by objectifying women.Commenting on the campaign photo and follow-up complaints, the ASA made a statement reading (via The Times): “We considered the image’s composition placed viewers’ focus on the model’s body rather than on the clothing being advertised,” the ruling said.

No one in the UK will be able to see an advertisement from Calvin Klein starring a partially nude FKA Twigs anymore!

A Calvin Klein ad featuring FKA Twigs has been banned across the pond after the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority concluded it portrays the singer as a “stereotypical sexual object.” The poster, which came out in April, shows the 36-year-old wearing a denim shirt that only covers one-half of her body, leaving the side of her butt and some of her other breast exposed. FKA Twigs strategically holds her hand in front of her breast so that her nipple is covered.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer FKA Twigs is facing censorship over her appearance in a Calvin Klein advertisement in the United Kingdom.

FKA Twigs has been banned, with the ruling claiming it is “likely to cause serious offence” by objectifying women.First released in Spring 2023, the poster saw the artist posing with a denim shirt draping over one shoulder – leaving the side of her buttocks and half of one break exposed. It came with the tagline “Calvins or nothing”.However, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) went on to receive two complaints about the campaign image, each arguing that the portrayal of Twigs was “overly sexualised” and caused offence by objectifying women.

Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in the question of whether states can remove his name from the ballot.

A teacher who began an inappropriate relationship with his pupil - which turned sexual shortly after she had graduated - has been banned from the profession. Thomas Moss was a chemistry teacher and head of Year 10 at the Belvedere Academy girls school in south Liverpool until May 2022 when he resigned having been suspended in March of the same year.

After years of being ostracized by the royal family, Sarah Ferguson appears to be back in the fold once again!

Katie Price's nine year old daughter, Bunny, has been banned from TikTok after she broke the app's age restriction rules and posted some worrying videos. Bunny had three accounts on the social media platform, all of which have now been taken down, according to the Daily Star. Despite TikTok's strict rules that no one under 13 can have an account, Bunny managed to post a few videos and even host a live stream.

Being a star isn’t always so easy.

Love Island runner-up Lana Jenkins, who came second with Ron Hall in this year's winter edition of the ITV2 series, has suffered after her new makeup advert for Rimmel London was taken off-air. The promotion saw Lana appearing in new video spots for the brand on Facebook from September, but advertising regulators have now pulled them and called the message "inappropriate".The clip saw 25 year old Lana, who is a make-up artist herself and returned to her job months after the show, applying Rimmel products to her face and smiling at the camera, as the stunning beauty swept concealer and foundation across her skin.

A transport manager has been sacked and banned from holding such a role ever again after being caught shipping a whopping 50-metre steel tube without safety measures in place.

A Wigan man has been banned from keeping animals after abandoning his cats for more than 12 days over Christmas.

Moms for Liberty — and a slew of anti-LGBTQ policies generally associated with them — and those running on the “Neighbors United for School Board” slate of candidates, who campaigned in opposition to the previous majority’s “book banning, anti-LGBTQIA+ policies, and ‘culture war’ politics.”Karen Smith and Dr. Miriam Mahmud, the most senior Democratic-backed candidates on the board, were elected president and vice president by 7-2 and 8-1, respectively.

Manchester United will resume their Premier League charge against Chelsea on Wednesday night.

BBC interviewer has said that the Paramount PR team did not want him to press Kelsey Grammer on his support for Donald Trump.Grammer appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to promote the Frasier reboot when presenter Justin Webb started to ask him about his ongoing support for the former President.“You were a Trump supporter, I’m fascinated to know if you still are?” Webb asked the actor.“I am, and I’ll let that be the end of it,” responded Grammer.Following the interview, Webb added: “I should stress that he was perfectly happy to talk about why he supports Donald Trump and still does in the coming election.

The Manchester Evening News is among the outlets that have been banned by Manchester United from today's press conference over coverage of their worst start to a season since the club was last relegated.

Teyana Taylor made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where she revealed what she does at the Met Gala every year.

The Scottish Government has refused to commit to joining Westminster in banning XL Bully dogs.

Iranian directors Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghadam, whose last collaboration Ballad Of A White Cow made waves on the festival circuit, have been banned from travel and face a trial in relation to their upcoming film My Favourite Cake.

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story 36 years before Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster phenomenon.A 43-minute short film made at Bard College in New York State, Superstar depicts scenes from the life of the 1970s pop star using the children’s toys instead of real-life actors.Charting the rise and fall of Carpenter, who died from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa in 1983, Haynes’ controversial film uses the stick-thin dolls to emphasise Carpenter’s frailty and was banned after a copyright claim from the Carpenter estate. It contains uncleared Carpenters tracks throughout and also makes claims about the sexuality of Karen’s brother Richard.Superstar has become a cult curio since then and Haynes, though he hasn’t seen Barbie, told NME in an exclusive interview that he’s pretty sure Gerwig is familiar with it.“I love Greta Gerwig.

After Jamie Lynn Spears‘ fall from the dance floor on Dancing with the Stars, she moved on to do a show in the UK — but she’s also apparently only gone back to TV under the ban hammer from her big sis!

It’s not easy being a celebrity.

Taylor Swift’s music until after the visit of Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs.The Chiefs are set to play the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL on Monday (November 20), and the local station Q102 has said that no songs by Swift, who is in a relationship with Kelce, will be played until at least Tuesday.“Q102 is punting Taylor Swift from the radio station for the entire weekend because while Q102 loves Taylor Swift, we can’t get enough of her, this weekend it’s really important we show our support for the Birds,” said Nugget, one of the station’s hosts, to CBS News Philadelphia.Swift publicly acknowledged her relationship with Kelce at her gig in Buenos Aires last Saturday (November 11), giving him a shout-out by changing a lyric in her ‘Midnights’ track ‘Karma’. “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me,” she sang.Travis Kelce and his brother Jason, meanwhile, have teamed up for a festive cover of The Pogues’ classic hit ‘Fairytale Of New York’.Swift’s Eras Tour landed in Brazil this week, but it has been touched by tragedy after a fan died before the show on Friday (November 17).The fan has been named as Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23.