Harvard University President Claudine Gay has stepped down amid new allegations of plagiarism, among other controversies.
Over the weekend, Childish Gambino found himself on the bad end of plagiarism claims after his massive hit “This Is America” was said to have borrowed elements from a 2016 track. Jase Harley’s “American Pharoah” does bear some similarities, but Gambino’s manager said their track has been in the works since 2015.
Kanye West is once again being accused of stealing creative ideas from other artists and using it to promote his own wares. An Instagram account is suggesting that artist Rita Minissi’s art inspired the new Yeezy 500 #SUPERMOON campaign that just rolled out, and is essentially a ripoff her work.
Black Twitter is a force to be reckoned with, which can be a good or bad thing. A Twitter user accused Gawker of swiping her idea for a post. The latter didn’t take too kindly to the accusation and responded, leading to Black Twitter to band behind the former.
Former New York Times Reporter and plagiarist Jayson Blair is back and is now a life coach. The disgraced writer sat down with our sister site The Atlanta post and discussed his latest career endeavors and how he has moved on. Checkout the comeback kid after the jump. [More]
