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IOL News
2 days ago
- Politics
- IOL News
Class is in session! TV man Dan Corder schooled 'Piers Morgan Uncensored' panel about SA's so-called '142 race laws'
South Africa's Dan Corder challenged the misinformation on race laws on Piers Morgan's TV show Image: Instagram/dancorderonair South African TV presenter Dan Corder, was a guest on 'Piers Morgan Uncensored' The TV and radio host was on a panel discussion with International Editor at SABC Sophie Mokoena, 'Kill The Boer' author Dr. Ernst Roets, and podcaster Gareth Cliff. The panel weighed on the controversial topic; Is a white genocide happening in South Africa? Corder known for his bold views did not hold back when sharing his view on the terrible things happening in South Africa'. The presenter addressed the misinformation about the 142 race laws against whites in the country and what they state. Corder explained that he took time to read the laws and broke down 25 of them on his show. 'Here's what actually the vast majority of the laws say. They say there needs to be meaningful representation in South Africa to reflect our country fairly on three things, not just one, race, gender, and disability, but these grifters will say that they're race laws.' Corder's bold views and strong presence have been commended by many South Africans even music producer Prince Kaybee commented on X that Corder cooked. 'Lol Ernst Roets must stop defending fake news, he couldn't defend the so called race based laws, @DanCorderOnAir cooked him on a two plate stove with ease, what a marvellous display of 'beating an entitled child' if I may🙂'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ray J Speaks Out on Diddy's Ongoing Trial, Predicts He Will Get Out of Jail: ‘Free Diddy'
is ready to talk about for the first time since the rap mogul's trial began. In an interview with Piers Morgan, Ray J, 44, expressed his belief that his longtime friend will soon be able to walk out of jail as a free man. (Diddy, 55, has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied all of the allegations against him.) 'I personally think it's gonna happen faster than a lot of people think, because I think we're all starting to see what this is, even if you're on the other side of it,' Ray J shared on the Tuesday, May 27, episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored. 'I mean, the justice system is the justice system. Where does this fit?... It's off. I don't like it and I want to be vocal about it.' In the first two weeks of Diddy's trial, the jury heard testimony from Cassie Ventura, Kid Cudi, Danity Kain's Dawn Richard and more witnesses as prosecutors presented their case against the rap mogul. (Some of the biggest revelations from their testimonies included new details of the video of Diddy physically assaulting Cassie, allegations that Diddy planned to harm Cudi and claims that Diddy and escorts would urinate in Cassie's mouth.) Cassie's Life Now After Alleged Diddy Abuse and Emotional Sex Trafficking Trial Testimony Diddy was arrested in September 2024 on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. When asked about the court proceedings, Ray J expressed his belief that Diddy should be free from jail. 'I honestly think that Diddy will get out, and I think … there's nothing here,' he claimed. 'I think they made their point. Whatever they were trying to make, your point is made. Now let Diddy out. Free Diddy!' As Diddy's trial entered its third week on Tuesday, May 27, multiple attorneys not affiliated with the case told NBC News that prosecutors have yet to prove that the music mogul is guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, the two most serious charges brought against him. One lawyer, however, reminded courtroom watchers that it's a very long trial and all of the evidence doesn't come in through one witness. When asked about the ongoing trial — taking place at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York City — Ray J said, 'It's kind of becoming a circus.' 'With all the allegations and now with everybody explaining what's happening in the bedroom, I mean, every day,' he said. 'It just sounds crazier and crazier and freakier and weirder, right?' One allegation that has been explored in the initial weeks of testimony are Diddy's alleged 'freak offs.' Prosecutors have described freak offs as 'elaborate and produced sex performances' that Diddy allegedly orchestrated and coerced others to participate in. According to Ray J, who said he attended 'a lot of parties with Diddy,' there was never a 'freak off.' 'We've never used that term whenever we went to a Diddy party,' he told Morgan, 60. 'A Diddy party was where most people couldn't get in. And the top of the top, the A-listers are out on the scene, and if you don't have the proper invitation, or if you're not one of the 'Who's who's of Hollywood', it's impossible to get in whatever door they're talking about the freaky door. I never got an invitation. Never knew it existed. And I feel like in my world that I'm in, and I like to party and have fun, at least I would have got an invitation.' Cassie Recalls Diddy Hotel Assault in Day 2 of Her Testimony: Biggest Takeaways Ray J said he last spoke to Diddy a week and a half before 'it all went down,' seemingly referring to the rapper's arrest. Although the trial is expected to last until late June or the beginning of July, Ray J said all the stories being presented make him think 'it's the world against Diddy.' 'I feel for him, you know what I mean? And I'm actually worried about him in this state now, because it's a dangerous world, and we're just seeing a lot of things unfold and power being played, and it's a circus act,' Ray J claimed. 'How many more stories do we got to hear? I mean, this is some really freaky stuff that I think should be kept private, and it's just starting to get freakier and dirtier.' If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support. If you or someone you know is a human trafficking victim, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Oscar Pistorius' dad reveals rift with killer son because he DOESN'T accept disgraced Olympian murdered Reeva Steenkamp
THE dad of disgraced murderer Oscar Pistorius says the pair hardly speak anymore as he doesn't accept his son is a killer. Former Olympic sprinter Pistorius shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 - but father Henke believes he was "full of fear" during his trial and accepted his jail sentence. 6 Henke Pistorius meets son Oscar as the estranged father says the pair hardly speak anymore Credit: AP:Associated Press 6 The disgraced runner shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead in 2013 Credit: Getty 6 Henke still doesn't accept his son is a killer Credit: YouTube Henke has now publicly admitted in a candid interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored that his refusal to accept his son's guilt has created a rift in their relationship. Pistorius hit Reeva, 29, with four bullets fired through the locked door of their bathroom in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013. After a round of appeals and challenges, Pistorius - dubbed the "Blade Runner" because of his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs - was sentenced to 13 years and five months for murder. Pistorius, a six-time six Paralympic gold medallist, has always claimed the horrific shooting was a mistake. He told the court he thought his model and law graduate partner was an intruder. The sprinter was released after nine years back in January 2024. He has since vanished from the public eye and is trying to live a quiet life alongside his rumoured new girlfriend. But Henke has now told Oscar as I'm sitting here, because I said too much. Most read in The US Sun "We don't [speak regularly] because he knows how I feel. To him, he's guilty of murder because of the process that he's gone through. "The facts just do not support a finding of guilty of murder. Oscar Pistorius FREED on parole nearly 11 years after murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp "I just think that he will feel later, to walk away after parole as a person guilty of manslaughter versus a person guilty of murder, two vastly big things, and Oscar is not guilty of murder.' Pistorius was initially found guilty of culpable homicide, South Africa 's equivalent of manslaughter, in court . A year later, the Supreme Court overturned the ruling and found him guilty of murder. Henke continued: 'Obviously, Oscar was full of fear. Oscar will one day tell his story. "He is, at the moment, I'm sure, very sad and very sorry about what happened. "I can't speak for him. He will speak for himself, but what happened is not what came out of the court." Despite being freed from prison , Pistorius remains on parole. He moved into his wealthy uncle's £2 million Pretoria home, and now relies on him for protection. His tycoon uncle Arnold, who made his millions from property and tourism, hired armed guards with attack dogs, while his nephew lives in a cottage on the grounds. Pistorius' sentence ends in 2029 and he is subject to certain conditions for life outside jail. Read more on the Irish Sun These include attending therapy for anger and 'gender-based violence issues". Steenkamp family friend previously said Pistorius should not expect forgiveness and issued a stark warning to him. 6 Reeva Steenkamp was killed on Valentine's Day in 2013 Credit: Getty 6 Pistorius leaving the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria back in 2014 Credit: Reuters 6 Oscar Pistorius served nine years behind bars before he was released on parole Credit: PA
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
No Filter: Piers Morgan Sounds Off on Trump, Biden, CNN's ‘Sneering,' and Meghan Markle
One great thing about talking to Piers Morgan: there is never a shortage of topics he is willing to share his opinion on. From Joe Biden's cognitive decline to Donald Trump's media barbs, his issues with certain CNN reporters and celebrities like George Clooney to who hates Meghan Markle and Prince Harry more between the American and British public, Morgan is game to talk about anything, it seems. That is a big reason why his YouTube show, 'Piers Morgan Uncensored,' has become one of the biggest politics and culture-focused programs since launching on the platform in early 2024, racking up 4 million subscribers. His show also has an unrivaled knack for going viral on X and elsewhere. Two recent examples: Kanye West storming off mid-interview, and self-described 'unapologetic cultural commentator' Lilly Gaddis saying she uses the N-word 'quite frequently.' Morgan blasted her for the comment, and soon after, guest Marc Lamont Hill got riled up when the 'Uncensored' host dared her to say it, leading to another viral clip from the segment. 'I know a story when I see one. I know the potential for a story, and I know what the media is likely to get excited by,' Morgan told TheWrap during a lengthy interview last week. He added: 'And I don't really see anybody else [in the media] quite doing it the way that I do it.' That was a driving force behind the media veteran — who has worked for CNN, NBC, the BBC, and most recently, Fox News — deciding to break his deal with Rupert Murdoch to take control of 'Uncensored' earlier this year. He said the move has worked out brilliantly so far, with Morgan claiming his show is valued at $100 million already, based on one key investor. Morgan believes 'Uncensored' can be worth much more than that, and he is not going to hang up if CNN or other potential investors come calling, he said, if the price for a slice of his operation is right. Long term, he said his goal is to build a business that mirrors Ben Shapiro's 'The Daily Wire,' where several opinionated personalities can thrive. One thing he is certain of, though: Most legacy media outlets are dead, or at best, in the process of dying off. The old model does not work anymore. 'You've got to move where younger people in particular have moved. They want opinion. They want to see good debates. They want to hear all the sides of an argument and work out what to really think,' Morgan said. 'They don't want boring, they don't want stodgy.' Morgan was not boring as he touched on the topics mentioned above, plus a few others — including what he thinks of Jake Tapper's recent book tour. Read the interview below: TheWrap: What's been the trickiest or most challenging part, now that you do have everything under your control, of just running the show and keeping it humming? Morgan: That's the easy part, because as I say to people, we're not a startup. We've been going as a show for three years now [the show started on TalkTV in the UK, before moving to YouTube in 2024], and we've been very successful. We're in the top five news-debate-opinion shows on YouTube in the world, no question. And I think we make more noise probably than anybody else, pretty much. But I also think in my case, what I want to do is expand the 'Uncensored' brand into other genres. I've done all the crime documentaries in my time. I want to start building out a 'Crime Uncensored' channel. I want to roll out a 'History Uncensored' channel, and then look to other genres that we can do where we build out new channels around the 'Uncensored' brand. You know, my sons are my best barometer. They're 31, 27, 24; they don't watch conventional television. The average age of cable news viewers in America is 70. Now, I come from newspapers, but no one really under probably 45 buys a print newspaper anymore. They all watch newspaper stuff online. The other challenge I've had is, lots of people — since I've been talking about this and made it clear, I now own the channel, own the business — wanting to invest. And the question, as everybody in my position is asking is, how much of the hide do you want to give away to people at this stage when you're building? TheWrap: What is that number? Where someone came to you today and said 'Hey, you can retain control, but we want a slice of the pie.' Morgan: We've already got some [investors who have a small percentage of the pie. Have come in at a kind of valuation that we're talking about, which is well over $100 million. People have already taken the plunge at that level. One investor has, and we have others that we believe are going to come in at that level too. So that gives you some idea, I think, of how we value the business. I think it is going to be worth a lot more than that going forward. TheWrap: Your show has a knack for going viral. Whether it's the Kanye West interview recently that went haywire or the Lily Gaddis and Marc Lamont Hill confrontation, can you kind of fill me in on what the secret sauce is there? Morgan: I was a tabloid newspaper editor for nearly 10 years. So I know a story when I see one. I know the potential for a story, and I know what the media is likely to get excited by. That's been ingrained in me for many years, being in the media, three, four decades now. But then the second part of the equation is the team. I've got a very good team of bookers, very good team of producers, and very good show runners. And we collaborate together and work very carefully on casting each thing that we do. The criteria is [guests] have got to be smart, they've got to be opinionated, they've got to be passionate, they've got to be knowledgeable about their issue, or they've got to be in the news. If they tick any of those boxes, then we either do one on one interviews with them, if that's appropriate, if it's a big news exclusive, or we'll do a casting of a debate where I always try and make it balanced. If I do a one-on-one interview, I think I know what buttons to push, to get good news lines, to get good viral moments. So it's all part of the magic. [But] we never give away all our secrets. TheWrap: I'm always pointing to this Gallup poll from last year that showed the American public's trust in the mainstream media is at an all-time low. Do you think there's anything that these mainstream outlets can do to win back that trust? Or do you think that ship has sailed at this point? Morgan: I think the problem is a lot of them have masqueraded as being [neutral]. Take CNN, which is a network that I love. I worked there for years, got a lot of friends there. But I think when they lost their reputation for impartiality [was] in that Trump first term. It's very hard to get that back once you've made it clear that you're partisan, you're in the tank against a political leader, [and] then it's difficult to wrestle back your reputation as an impartial source of news. And I think also that young people don't watch cable news. They just don't. The average age is 70, which means a lot of the viewers of cable news are 80 or 90. When I was at CNN, they would always win the big news story nights if there was a major disaster or a major event, CNN would win the ratings war on that because people trusted it. Now it often comes last on big news. And you ask yourself, if you're CNN, why? Why is that happening? What's happening is people don't view CNN anymore as an impartial purveyor of news, so they've lost their unique selling point. That's a big, strategic error by them as a network. I mean, the Biden story is a classic example of why young people have gone off mainstream news. You know, they could all see with their own eyes how incapacitated the president of the United States was. It didn't take a genius to work out when a guy keeps falling over and mumbling his words and confusing people and all the rest of it, there was probably something rather badly wrong with his cognitive and physical ability. And the idea that the mainstream media pretty much colluded to keep that secret from the American people, and are now all doing books about it, and reveling in 'Well, you know, this is the truth. It's a bit shocking, is it?' Well, yeah, it has [been]. TheWrap: What do you make of Jake Tapper's media tour? Morgan: Well, I like Jake Tapper and I like Alex Thompson. I think they've been actually quite honest about their own failings in this area. I think I've seen Jake say he didn't really have much direct access to Biden or his top people to really make an assessment for himself [during his presidency], which I think is probably true. Biden didn't give many interviews to people like Jake Tapper, or certainly people not like me. Trump gives interviews all the time to people [and] is much more transparent and courageous in that sense, I would say so. I think Jake Tapper's book with Alex Thomas is a very important book, and it will go down in history as a very important book, because it recounts in pretty shocking detail the full scale of not just Biden's cognitive and physical issues, which were, in my view, disqualifying for President of the United States, but also the general cover-up at the White House and by all the celebrity supporters. You know, the likes of George Clooney now coming along saying, 'Well, of course, the moment I knew [about Biden's cognitive issues], I told you.' Oh, come on, man. You knew, George. I like George Clooney, but come on, stop taking us for [fools], George. TheWrap: Have you seen a difference in how the media is covering Trump this term versus his first term? Morgan: I think so. Look at CNN. if you look at Abby Phillip's show, for example, you wouldn't have had a show like that back in the first [Trump] term. They wouldn't have had someone like Scott Jennings going into bat so firmly for Trump every night, which he does brilliantly. He's still always outnumbered. I mean, it's not fair, you know, I don't think it's fair. They line up four against one, but he can more than capably handle himself. That kind of thing is good to see. I think the general tone of a lot of [media] people [is] they have dialed down their obvious sneering towards Trump and his supporters. Which, last time, people like Anderson Cooper could barely keep the sneer off their faces. Don Lemon, you know, sneering away about Trump morning, noon and night, and they're still doing it now to a large degree, and that's fine. Jim Acosta has revealed his colors [now that he has left CNN]. Everybody accused him of being biased against Trump. He's now making a fortune on Substack by being relentlessly biased against Trump, thereby proving that people were right to think that the White House correspondent for CNN was biased. He was. He's now making a ton of money by being brazenly, openly biased. So I think that, again, is part of the problem why people lost confidence in CNN. If I was running things, I'd tell the Andersons and others like that, 'Stop sneering. You're sneering at someone who won everything in the election.' Report it [and] just be fair, be firm, be straight. But don't make it obvious that you hate the guy or that you hate his supporters or you think they're all idiots. Because you tried that last time, and it a) played into Trump's hands and b) it diminishes credibility in your network. TheWrap: Do you have any issue with how President Trump talks about the media? Morgan: If you read Trump's book, 'The Art of the Deal,' it's all in there, right? If you whack him, he's going to whack you 10 times back. No surprise. There's no secret. You know, he was a billionaire New York real estate guy, right? Who likes to trash talk, and I think we should all just stop having a collective anaphylactic shock every time he says something a little bit outrageous. It's Donald Trump, he's not going to change. He's nearly 80 years old, he's not going to change. He's going to be Donald Trump. If you come after him, as Bruce Springsteen found out, you're going to get a whack back. You're going to get called overrated and wrinkly. I find it quite entertaining, because I've known him so long, that in 20 years I know how he is. I've sat in 'The Apprentice' boardroom with him night after night for six weeks. So none of it is a surprise to me. None of it should be a surprise for anyone who read his book. TheWrap: I'd love to know who you think dislikes Meghan Markle and Prince Harry more, the American public or the British public? And why? Morgan: Very interesting question. I think the American public mock and ridicule them on a scale that dwarfs even anything that happens here. Here, we just feel very let down by Prince Harry, who was very popular. And then along comes Meghan Markle, and within a few years, she's dragged him back to America, trashed his family. He's now fallen out with all his family. She's fallen out of all her family, and I think that most Americans find them objects of ridicule. Most people in Britain hate the attacks on the monarchy and the royal family and feel it's been very damaging, and feel it's been very disingenuous. Ultimately, we see two people who trade off their royal titles — making themselves very rich in the process — whilst continuing to attack the institution that bestowed the titles upon them. There's just a recurring hypocrisy there. I've got no problem with them whoring themselves around in any way they see fit. But do it, in terms of commercially, without using the royal titles. If you hate the monarchy that much and you've fallen out with all the royal family, stop calling yourselves a Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Stop using the HRH title, and just be Harry and Megan and then see how you get on. And the answer is, they wouldn't get on very well, because nobody would be that interested. There's a kind of boredom level setting in with them. I certainly feel pretty bored by their antics. I think that when you're down to making jam in your kitchen, the game is probably up. The post No Filter: Piers Morgan Sounds Off on Trump, Biden, CNN's 'Sneering,' and Meghan Markle appeared first on TheWrap.
Belfast Telegraph
4 days ago
- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
Cover-up of Joe Biden's health during presidency may be ‘worse than Watergate,' says Jake Tapper
The CNN journalist is making the claims in his new book 'Original Sin' CNN's Jake Tapper has said an alleged 'cover-up' of former president Joe Biden's declining mental faculties in his final year in power may be 'worse than Watergate'. Mr Tapper made the claims during an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored about his new book Original Sin, co-authored with Axios journalist Alex Thompson. Mr Morgan read aloud a passage stating: 'Joe Biden is not Richard Nixon, and the hiding and cover-up of his deterioration is not Watergate' before adding: 'I am not entirely sure I agree, Jake, with that conclusion'. His guest responded: 'It is a scandal. It is without question – and maybe even worse than Watergate in some ways because Richard Nixon was in control of his faculties when he was not drinking.'
