Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are taking time to get to know the latest addition to their family.
The couple have confirmed they will be taking parental leave from their foundation Archewell after their daughter’s birth.
On their website, they said, “While the Duke and Duchess are on parental leave, Archewell will continue to do important work and publish stories on the site”
Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday,
Meg and Harry also asked anyone wanting to send the family gifts to please “support or learn more about these organizations working for women and girls: Girls Inc., Harvest Home, CAMFED or Myna Mahila Foundation.”
The two started Archewell in January 2020 after stepping away from the British royal family. The company also includes their film and TV production company Archewell Productions, and their podcast company, Archewell Audio.
Ellie Kemper apologized Monday for participating in a 1999 debutante ball run by an organization accused of having a racist history.
In an Instagram post, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star said, “The century-old organization that hosted the debutante ball had an unquestionably racist, sexist, and elitist past. I was not aware of this history at the time, but ignorance is no excuse. I was old enough to have educated myself before getting involved.”
The controversy erupted last week when Twitter users unearthed a 1999 article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch showing that Ellie was crowned the “Queen of Love and Beauty” at the Veiled Prophet Ball. She was a 19-year-old student at Princeton University at the time.
The Veiled Prophet organization was founded in 1878 by a former Confederate officer and was meant for the elite. Black people weren’t accepted into the organization until 1979.
In her statement, Ellie wrote, “I unequivocally deplore, denounce, and reject white supremacy.” She added, “I want to apologize to the people I’ve disappointed, and I promise that moving forward I will listen, continue to educate myself, and use my privilege in support of the better society I think we’re capable of becoming.”
Singer and Detroit native Kid Rock was caught on camera yelling a homophobic slur at people filming him on stage Saturday night in Smithville, Tennessee.
TMZ reports that Rock wasn’t happy with people filming him when he got on stage at FishLipz Bar & Grill. TMZ’s video shows him looking directly into one phone and yelling, “[Screw] your iPhone, yeah!” He then yelled the slur and mocked fans recording him by pointing directly at his crotch, and telling them to post that.
Apparently security was going around telling people to put down their phones before Kid Rock’s outburst. As you might imagine, the internet is ablaze calling for the shock rocker’s cancellation.
