Wednesday Update: Joe Rogan Contemplates Suing CNN, Food Network Disavows Former Host Over Anti-Abortion Tweets, Unvaxxed NBA Stars Won’t Be Able To Play Cities With Vaccine Mandates

We’re tracking the conservative culture clash with woke Hollywood hypocrites to keep you up to date on who’s winning and who we hate.

Here’s what happened today:

Recovery Lawsuit

Comedian Joe Rogan contemplated whether he should “sue CNN” for claiming he took “horse dewormer” when he was prescribed ivermectin after testing positive for COVID-19.

“Do I have to sue CNN?” Rogan asked on a recent episode of his podcast. “They’re making shit up. They keep saying I’m taking horse dewormer. I literally got it from a doctor.”

“It’s an American company,” he went on. “They won the Nobel prize in 2015 for use in human beings. And CNN is saying I’m taking horse dewormer. They must know that’s a lie.”

“Multiple doctors told me to take it,” he added, before slamming the network for failing to note that he tested negative for the virus after being prescribed the drug.

Can’t Play Ball

According to NBA insider and analyst for The Athletic, Shams Charania, unvaccinated players in markets with local vaccination mandates, like New York and San Francisco, will not be allowed to play unless they have approved medical or religious exemptions from getting the jab.

He said that teams including the Knicks, Nets, and Warriors would not allow unvaccinated players to enter facilities for team activities, or home arenas for games in the upcoming 2021-2022 season.

Sources: Unvaccinated NBA players in markets with local requirements — such as NYC (Knicks, Nets) and SF (Warriors) — will not be allowed to enter home arenas or facilities for games or team activities conducted there unless there’s approved medical or religious exemption.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 1, 2021

Disavowed

The Food Network said they regretted giving former “Ginormous Food” host Josh Denny a platform after he celebrated Texas’ new heartbeat abortion ban law that went into effect last week.

After receiving backlash for telling women to “calm down” over the law, and disagreeing that many women wouldn’t know that they weren’t pregnant by six weeks, he posted: “Your freedom to be offended is commensurate to my freedom to offend you.”

The Food Network pinned a tweet that explicitly stated: “Our working relationship with Josh Denny ended years ago and we removed all episodes he hosted at that time. His views do not reflect our company values and we regret giving him a platform.”

“If you regret having ever given me a platform, how about you send me a check for the 10s of millions of dollars my show made for your network(s)?” Denny shot back. “You knew my views and my style of comedy when you hired me. My views represent the beliefs of half of this country.”

I think everyone has horribly misunderstood me:

I’m totally pro-choice.

As long as the unborn babies are given AR-15’s to defend themselves, I’m fine with you going in there.

— Josh Denny (@JoshDenny) September 2, 2021

Self-Promotional

Rapper 50 Cent received online backlash for being shamelessly self-promotional in an Instagram post about “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams’ death.

“Damn if you didn’t see Raising Kanan check it out that fentanyl is no joke, killing the clientele,” the rapper shared along with a screenshot of the New York Post’s announcement of Williams’ death. “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” is the latest installment of his Starz series.

In the since deleted post, he misspelled the actor’s name and hashtagged his wine and cognac brands.

“50 Cent has always been ignorant, but this is crossing the line,” wrote one disgusted fan.
“Idc what anyone says, using someone’s tragic & untimely death to promote your own show with an insensitive ass caption is VILE,” another added.

RIP

Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding died at the age of 39 on Sunday, after losing her battle with cancer.

Harding was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer in August 2020. Her mother Marie announced her death on Instagram.

“It’s with deep heartbreak that today I’m sharing the news that my beautiful daughter Sarah has sadly passed away,” Marie wrote. “Many of you will know of Sarah’s battle with cancer and that she fought so strongly from her diagnosis until her last day. She slipped away peacefully this morning.”

Vindication

Jamie Spears filed to end his 13-year conservatorship over his popstar daughter Britney Spears on Tuesday.

“Ms. Spears has told this Court that she wants control of her life back without the safety rails of a conservatorship,” the court documents read. “She wants to be able to make decisions regarding her own medical care, deciding when, where and how often to get therapy. She wants to control the money she has made from her career and spend it without supervision or oversight.”

“As Mr. Spears has said again and again, all he wants is what is best for his daughter,” the filing continues. “If Ms. Spears wants to terminate the conservatorship and believes that she can handle her own life, Mr. Spears believes that she should get that chance.”

“This filing represents another legal victory for Britney Spears — a massive one — as well as vindication for Ms. Spears,” the singer’s attorney Matthew Rosengart reacted.

“It appears that Mr. Spears believes he can try to avoid accountability and justice, including sitting for a sworn deposition and answering other discovery under oath,” Rosengart added, noting that Britney will “continue to explore all options.”

Custody Battle

Brad Pitt has challenged Angelina Jolie’s recent win in their ongoing custody case involving their five minor children, after his joint custody ruling was reversed when a California appeals court disqualified the presiding judge for failing to disclose his business relationships with Pitt’s attorneys.

“The lower court’s ruling will reward parties who are losing child custody cases, and condone their gamesmanship, by allowing them to wait and see about the likely direction of the case before seeking the disqualification of the judge,” his lawyers argued.

“Condoning the use of this type of strategic ‘lie in wait’ disqualification challenge will cause irreparable harm to both the children and families involved in this case, and other families in other cases, by unnecessarily prolonging the resolution of these disputes in an already overburdened court system,” they accused.

“Allowing this kind of crafty litigation strategy will deprive parents of irreplaceable time with their children as judges are disqualified for minor reasons in the midst of their cases.”

Marie Finn