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The Ivory Coast Coward: Player Fakes Face Injury in World Cup Game
Matt Cherette · 06/20/10 03:36PM"He should be embarrassed to be rolling around," said ABC's announcer moments after the Ivory Coast's Keita faked a blow to the face in the most overdramatic, ridiculous way possible, forcing an unjust red card for Brazil's Kaka. Video inside.
Perez Hilton: Upskirt Photo Was Miley's Fault and I'd Post It Again
Matt Cherette · 06/17/10 09:33PMWorld's Worst Father to Open World's Worst Nightclub
Richard Lawson · 06/08/10 10:03AMJon Stewart Congratulates Rush Limbaugh, Chews Out Helen Thomas on The Daily Show
Matt Cherette · 06/07/10 10:26PMJon Stewart Exposes the Most Ridiculous Republican Health Care Hyperbole
Matt Cherette · 03/18/10 12:16AMIn case you haven't heard, the debate over health care reform has reached its boiling point. Luckily for us, we have Jon Stewart and The Daily Show to summarize the most ridiculous rhetoric that's being spewed by Republican lawmakers. Huzzah!
South Park Takes On Tiger Woods, Turns Elin's Attack Into a Video Game
Matt Cherette · 03/17/10 09:25PMSouth Park premiered its 14th season tonight and opened with a graphic reenactment of the confrontation between Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin, last Thanksgiving that started it all. Oh, yeah: turns out the reenactment was a video game!
MTV Bans "Telephone" Music Video, Remains Completely Irrelevant
Matt Cherette · 03/14/10 05:58PMCNN reported today that MTV has decided to ban the airing of the music video for Lady Gaga and Beyoncé's "Telephone" on its network. The most shocking thing about this is that MTV still believes its decision matters. Video inside.
Lady Kanye Speaks, Is a National Treasure
Matt Cherette · 03/09/10 11:15PMOh, No! Apolo Disqualified in Controversial Olympic Decision (VIDEO)
Matt Cherette · 02/26/10 11:06PMRussian Ice Dancers Tone Down Aboriginal Costumes, Routine Still Offensive
Matt Cherette · 02/21/10 10:30PMRussia's Ice Dancing pair took to the Olympic ice tonight with toned down versions of the Aboriginal costumes that drew criticism at last month's European Championship. The skin-darkening makeup? Gone. Their dance was still offensive, though—and it sucked.
Women Say Rape Victims Should Take Some of the Blame
Ravi Somaiya · 02/15/10 07:11AMFamily Guy Takes Shot at Sarah Palin's Mentally Disabled Son, World Awaits Her Facebook Retaliation Rant
Matt Cherette · 02/14/10 11:04PMFamily Guy is known for "going there" with controversial issues, but tonight's episode—in which a character with Down's syndrome said her mother is "the former governor of Alaska"—WENT THERE, and Sarah Palin will not be happy.
Late Night Mayhem as Conan O'Brien (and Everyone Else) Turns on NBC: All the Clips You Missed
Matt Cherette · 01/13/10 01:45AMConan O'Brien Slams NBC, Mocks Jay Leno on The Tonight Show
Matt Cherette · 01/09/10 12:03AMJust moments ago on The Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien addressed the reports that NBC is giving the 11:35 PM time slot back to Jay Leno for the first time since the news broke—and he didn't hold back. Video inside.
Snooki, Socked: What MTV Did Show
Matt Cherette · 12/17/09 11:32PMSnooki, Socked: The Footage MTV (Suddenly) Doesn't Want You to See
Matt Cherette · 12/13/09 07:23PMMTV drummed up publicity for Jersey Shore by promising controversial footage of Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi being punched. Now that it has everyone's attention, MTV is backing out, pulling the footage and trying to erase it from the Internet. Good luck!