Conor Murray is a reporter covering trends in entertainment and culture. He is based in Jersey City and joined Forbes in 2022. Murray has covered the messy rollout for Kanye West's latest album, the Stanley water bottle craze and right-wing backlash against companies deemed
DEI Under Fire: Target Rolls Back Diversity Plans As Costco Keeps Them—Here’s The List Of Major Companies Dropping DEI
Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta, have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Target Drops Diversity Initiatives—After It Previously Caved To Pressure From Pride Month Collection
Target has previously balked on its social justice efforts in response to conservative backlash, as it minimized its Pride Month merchandise line in 2023 and 2024.
Oscar Nominations 2025 Announced: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Leads With 13 Nods, ‘The Brutalist’ And ‘Wicked’ Get 10
"The Brutalist" and "Wicked" each earned 10 nods.
Oscars 2025 Snubs And Surprises: Selena Gomez Misses Nomination For ‘Emilia Pérez,’ Brazil’s ‘I’m Still Here’ Surprises In Best Picture
Brazilian star Fernanda Torres followed up her Golden Globe-winning role in “I’m Still Here” with an Oscar nomination.
Controversial 'Emilia Pérez' May Be Getting Review-Bombed Online—But It Just Earned 13 Oscar Nominations
The film, which led this year’s Oscar nominations, has sparked controversy for its portrayal of cartel violence in Mexico and its transgender lead character.
Elon Musk’s Salute Sparks Criticism From Foreign Leaders And Democrats
In a speech at President Donald Trump’s inaugural rally, Musk raised his right arm in the air twice in a row in a gesture some compared to a Nazi salute.
All The Big Performers At Today’s Trump Inauguration Events: Carrie Underwood, Nelly, Village People And More
The Village People—the band behind one of Trump’s favorite hits, “Y.M.C.A.”—will perform at a pre-inauguration event.
Trump Accuses FBI Of ‘Corruption’ For Shuttering DEI Office Before His Inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump demanded the FBI preserve all documents related to its DEI office, which the agency says it closed in December.
Justin Baldoni Sues Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds For Defamation, Extortion
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, had said for weeks he planned to file a suit against Lively, Baldoni’s co-star on “It End With Us,” and Reynolds, Lively’s husband.
Wendy Williams Says She’s ‘Not Cognitively Impaired,’ Calls Guardianship A ‘Prison’ In Rare Interview
Williams, in an interview with ‘The Breakfast Club,’ said she is “not cognitively impaired” and slammed her financial guardianship as “emotional abuse.”