Four years after sex offender Jeffrey Epstein‘s suicide in jail, far-right conspiracy theorists remain enamored with the notion that he is key to proving that prominent Democrats comprise a secret pedophile cabal. And, with court documents related to a civil case against his human trafficking co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell starting to be unsealed Wednesday, many believe their political enemies are about to feel the sting of justice.
The material comes from a settled 2015 defamation suit brought against Maxwell by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, with some mentioning public figures Donald Trump,...
The material comes from a settled 2015 defamation suit brought against Maxwell by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, with some mentioning public figures Donald Trump,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Prominent conspiracy theorists — including Gen. Michael Flynn — are promoting an unfounded theory that pedophiles have been using Etsy to distribute child porn, sold under the guise of wildly expensive digital downloads of images of pizza.
This new conspiracy theory has emerged from the fecund muck of QAnon and Pizzagate — both of which hold that the world is run by an unaccountable cabal of satanic child sex traffickers, and both of which thrive on decoding of supposed secret messages. The fixation with pizza among conspiracy adherents stems from the belief that...
This new conspiracy theory has emerged from the fecund muck of QAnon and Pizzagate — both of which hold that the world is run by an unaccountable cabal of satanic child sex traffickers, and both of which thrive on decoding of supposed secret messages. The fixation with pizza among conspiracy adherents stems from the belief that...
- 12/14/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Twice impeached former president Donald Trump is once again drawing backlash for his dinner company this week, after an event at Mar-a-Lago featured a prominent QAnon conspiracy theorist.
In photos and video posted online on Tuesday night, it was revealed that Liz Crokin, who has actively pushed unfounded conspiracy theories like “pizzagate” was a featured speaker at the event at Mar-a-Lago. In other photos, Crokin is with Trump specifically, with the two giving a thumbs-up to the camera.
“It’s not good when you mingle with a conspiracy theorist to distract from your dinner with a white supremacist,” Fallon joked.
Of course, Trump actually had dinner with not one, but two white supremacists earlier this month, after hosting Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago as well. Ye was recently kicked off of Twitter once again for antisemitic images and messaging, while Fuentes is a known Holocaust denier.
In photos and video posted online on Tuesday night, it was revealed that Liz Crokin, who has actively pushed unfounded conspiracy theories like “pizzagate” was a featured speaker at the event at Mar-a-Lago. In other photos, Crokin is with Trump specifically, with the two giving a thumbs-up to the camera.
“It’s not good when you mingle with a conspiracy theorist to distract from your dinner with a white supremacist,” Fallon joked.
Of course, Trump actually had dinner with not one, but two white supremacists earlier this month, after hosting Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago as well. Ye was recently kicked off of Twitter once again for antisemitic images and messaging, while Fuentes is a known Holocaust denier.
- 12/8/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Don’t Let This Flop is released Wednesdays on all audio streaming platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher and more.
Last week, the actress Anne Heche died at the age of 53 after a devastating car crash in her Los Angeles neighborhood. Heche was a celebrated actor with film credits like Six Days, Seven Nights and Donnie Brasco under her belt, and had also turned in acclaimed performances in shows like Men in Trees and Hung. Yet her accomplishments had consistently been overshadowed by two things: her three-year relationship...
Last week, the actress Anne Heche died at the age of 53 after a devastating car crash in her Los Angeles neighborhood. Heche was a celebrated actor with film credits like Six Days, Seven Nights and Donnie Brasco under her belt, and had also turned in acclaimed performances in shows like Men in Trees and Hung. Yet her accomplishments had consistently been overshadowed by two things: her three-year relationship...
- 8/26/2022
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this week, amidst the throngs of Britney Spears fans gathered outside a Los Angeles courthouse to protest the singer’s conservatorship case, a newcomer arrived at the rally, wearing glasses and a navy blue suit. The newcomer was Rep. Matt Gaetz, the right-wing congressman currently under investigation for allegations of sex trafficking and having sex with a minor. “There were grifters in this process that tried to act like they spoke for Britney,” an impassioned Gaetz said to cheers from the crowd, “that they knew what she wanted. Well,...
- 7/16/2021
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
With her bouncy, honey-streaked hair, tastefully pastel-and-beige-hued grid and effortless ability to wear such garments as shapeless khaki rompers, Ciara Chanel Self, a Dallas, Texas-based interior designer and parent of a toddler, appears on Instagram to be the prototypical mom influencer. She regularly posts aspirational photos of cream-colored nurseries, 2-year-olds’ birthday parties, and apple-cheeked toddlers gallivanting by ocean sunsets. Only one highlight on her Instagram stories would seem to indicate otherwise: a tab labeled “woke,” where she has compiled conspiracy theories about Ghislaine Maxwell and the “global elite pedophile ring” afflicting our nation.
- 9/2/2020
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Consider, if you will, a sliding scale of celebrities. On one end of this spectrum are those who are still alive, including but not limited to: Jennifer Aniston, Justin Bieber, nine-tenths of the original cast of Beverly Hills, 90210. On the other end are those who are dead, also including but not limited to: Elvis Presley, John Belushi, and (arguably) Tupac.
On this scientific scale, John F. Kennedy Jr. falls somewhere in between Judy Garland and former Minnesota Twins center fielder Kirby Puckett; all of which is to say, he is extremely,...
On this scientific scale, John F. Kennedy Jr. falls somewhere in between Judy Garland and former Minnesota Twins center fielder Kirby Puckett; all of which is to say, he is extremely,...
- 7/3/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
It’s time for 2018’s first awards show, The Takie Awards! Smt Heads, may we have the envelope please? It’s good to be first, so pop the popcorn and call the neighbors and get the low down on the first hardware of Awards Season.
Check out The Takie Awards here:
The Takie Award Winners:
Best Indie Breakthrough (film): “Get Out“
Best Indie Director: Jordan Peele
Best Screenplay: “Get Out“
Weirdest Indie Film Mashup: “Snake Outta Compton“
Best Breakthrough Performance (male): Eric Ruffin: “The Transfiguration”
Best Breakthrough Performance (female) : Aubrey Plaza: ‘Legion‘
Genre TV Show of the Year : ‘The Exorcist’ Season II
Best Sequel, All Media: ‘Stranger Things II‘
Worst Sequel, All Media: “Justice League“
Worst “Good” Movie: “Blade Runner 2049“
Best “Bad” Movie: “Justice League“
Best Troll Moment, All Media: “The Last Jedi“
Best ‘Duh’ Moment, All Media “Wonder Woman“
Biggest Sloppy Kiss...
Check out The Takie Awards here:
The Takie Award Winners:
Best Indie Breakthrough (film): “Get Out“
Best Indie Director: Jordan Peele
Best Screenplay: “Get Out“
Weirdest Indie Film Mashup: “Snake Outta Compton“
Best Breakthrough Performance (male): Eric Ruffin: “The Transfiguration”
Best Breakthrough Performance (female) : Aubrey Plaza: ‘Legion‘
Genre TV Show of the Year : ‘The Exorcist’ Season II
Best Sequel, All Media: ‘Stranger Things II‘
Worst Sequel, All Media: “Justice League“
Worst “Good” Movie: “Blade Runner 2049“
Best “Bad” Movie: “Justice League“
Best Troll Moment, All Media: “The Last Jedi“
Best ‘Duh’ Moment, All Media “Wonder Woman“
Biggest Sloppy Kiss...
- 1/11/2018
- by Jason Stewart
- Age of the Nerd
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend didn't hold back after a reporter linked them to a discredited sex trafficking conspiracy theory known as Pizzagate. As Today reports, Liz Crokin tweeted pictures of the couple's 1-year-old daughter Luna in several Halloween costumes over the weekend and wrote, "Chrissy Teigen's daughter dressed as a hot dog, Alice in Wonderland and a pineapple but note [pizza] emoji." The tweet, which has since been deleted, was interpreted by Teigen and others as a reference to Pizzagate—a conspiracy theory debunked by police that claimed a Washington, D.C. pizzeria served as a base for a child sex trafficking ring. "Yeah, yeah it's just Twitter but...
- 1/2/2018
- E! Online
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