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Media and journalismFilm, television and entertainment
Documented profile covering 22 controversies, including “Arne Schönbohm affair: allegations of Russian links and court injunction against several claims” and “Manuel Ostermann: ZDF/Böhmermann wins lawsuit over term 'Herrenmensch'”.
22 controversies · 42 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 20 controversies, including “Shashi Tharoor's defamation lawsuit over coverage of Sunanda Pushkar's death” and “Anvay Naik case: arrest for abetment of suicide and prolonged litigation”.
20 controversies · 24 sources1 formal charge
Media and journalismPolitics and government
Documented profile covering 20 controversies, including “Ray Epps: government provocateur theory followed by final dismissal of defamation lawsuit” and “War against Iran: public break with Trump and open conflict within MAGA media”.
20 controversies · 36 sources
Business and billionairesMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 19 controversies, including “'Falsissimo' and Alfonso Signorini: investigation for non-consensual intimate image distribution following presenter's complaint” and “Signorini civil injunction: provisional ban on publishing new episode and removal of content”.
19 controversies · 25 sources9 convictions11 formal charges
Media and journalismCelebrities, influencers and social media
Documented profile covering 18 controversies, including “Comparison of ICE operations to Gestapo after supporting Trump in 2024” and “Darryl Cooper interview: criticism for giving an unchallenging platform to revisionist Second World War claims”.
18 controversies · 26 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 17 controversies, including “2022–2023: Column about Meghan Markle — record number of complaints and IPSO ruling on prejudicial sexist reference” and “2015–2016: Assault on producer Oisin Tymon — BBC investigation, departure from Top Gear and civil settlement”.
17 controversies · 32 sources
Politics and governmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 17 controversies, including “Post-war: Pro-Nazi publications, revision of his role and Holocaust denial” and “1985–1991: Holocaust-denialist remarks targeting victims and Spanish Constitutional Court's Friedman judgment”.
17 controversies · 6 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Film, television and entertainmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 16 controversies, including “Prosecution for advertising illegal betting websites during broadcasts, followed by acquittal” and “Hull City: late payments, EFL transfer restrictions and reduction on appeal”.
16 controversies · 24 sources1 formal charge
Media and journalismIdeologies, militancy and activism
Documented profile covering 16 controversies, including “2024: Mocks Kate Garraway days after her husband's death” and “2020–2023: Permanently suspended from Twitter for "hateful conduct", then reinstated on X”.
16 controversies · 21 sources
Celebrities, influencers and social mediaMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 16 controversies, including “Ray J: Kardashian/Jenner defamation lawsuit and counterclaim, proceedings still active” and “SKKN: Brooklyn salon's trademark action against Kardashian withdrawn”.
16 controversies · 27 sources
Film, television and entertainmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 16 controversies, including “2024–2026: River Haven restaurant sublease dispute; his company seeks over NZD 60 000 while operators allege pressure and harassment” and “August 2026: Controversy after live lobsters bought and released into sea”.
16 controversies · 19 sources
Business and billionairesMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 15 controversies, including “Marianne and Libération: allegations of tightened editorial control and concerns over his influence” and “Editis: restructuring, dismissal of executives and strikes under new governance”.
15 controversies · 20 sources
Film, television and entertainmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 13 controversies, including “Personal conviction for public insults against Louis Boyard upheld on appeal” and “Defamation complaint against Louis Boyard: MP acquitted”.
13 controversies · 17 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Politics and governmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 13 controversies, including “Former employee alleges in 2026 that Yair Netanyahu grabbed and expelled him during argument” and “Nir Hefetz privacy breach: civil judgment in 2025 for violating confidentiality order”.
13 controversies · 25 sources
Celebrities, influencers and social mediaMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 12 controversies, including “2024: Further Proposition 65 notice concerning 'Kylie Jenner Pressed Blush Powder'” and “2023: Deletes post supporting Israel after substantial backlash”.
12 controversies · 19 sources
Film, television and entertainmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 12 controversies, including “WeightWatchers: Investment and ambassadorial role, followed by board departure after disclosure of weight-loss medication use” and “People's Fund of Maui: Backlash over billionaires' donation appeal, followed by nearly $60 million distributed”.
12 controversies · 14 sources
Media and journalismFilm, television and entertainment
Documented profile covering 12 controversies, including “Two new sexual assault complaints and continuation of judicial investigation” and “Judicial investigation expanded to two further alleged rapes and one sexual assault”.
12 controversies · 26 sources2 convictions2 formal charges
Business and billionairesMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “2013–2019: SEC civil judgment followed by full presidential pardon” and “June 2011: New 42-month sentence for fraud and obstruction”.
11 controversies · 8 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Film, television and entertainmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “Children's book withdrawn following allegations of stereotypes about Australian First Nations peoples” and “Remarks that he cooks better when he "thinks like a woman"”.
11 controversies · 23 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “Separate second murder plot in 2024: Shakeri–Rivera–Loadholt network and subsequent fifteen- and ten-year sentences” and “Public call in 2026 for targeted military strikes if regime commits massacres”.
11 controversies · 21 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “2026: Announces she will stop using "transgender" and refer to people as "gender confused"” and “2026: Attack on Sandra Bullock following remarks about her black children's safety”.
11 controversies · 16 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Grooming gangs investigations: enduring controversy over treatment of ethnicity” and “2025: Norfolk accuses Elon Musk of distorting history of grooming gangs and Keir Starmer's role”.
10 controversies · 25 sources
Media and journalismIdeologies, militancy and activism
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “2025–2026: Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron sue Owens in Delaware over series claiming Brigitte Macron was born male” and “2025–2026: Unsupported theories surrounding Charlie Kirk's assassination and allegations involving Turning Point associates and foreign states”.
10 controversies · 18 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “2022: $125 million arbitration claim against CNN for alleged wrongful dismissal” and “2020–2021: Reports of priority home COVID testing obtained through brother's administration”.
10 controversies · 12 sources
Film, television and entertainmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “"Hanging Out" podcast advertisement withdrawn after criticism of imagery evoking suicide” and “Ofcom complaints over jokes about Reverend Richard Coles on I'm a Celebrity”.
10 controversies · 17 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “2026: Federal charges following coverage of anti-ICE protest at Cities Church, plea of not guilty” and “2024: Video partnership with X cancelled after Elon Musk interview, followed by fraud and breach-of-contract action”.
10 controversies · 14 sources1 formal charge
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Remarks on Women's Football and Equal Pay Criticised as Sexist” and “Climate Change Denial or Minimisation and Attacks on Climate Scientists”.
10 controversies · 15 sources2 convictions2 formal charges
Media and journalismPolitics and government
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Morsi's overthrow and Rabaa: support for 3 July, contested stance and explicit self-criticism in 2025” and “2023 visit to Bashar al-Assad: controversy over normalisation with the Syrian regime”.
10 controversies · 17 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “2025 solo career: criticism from some fans accusing him of abandoning Måneskin's rock sound” and “2023 kissing video: allegations of cheating on Giorgia Soleri and Damiano's denial”.
10 controversies · 12 sources
Media and journalismArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Ukraine: opposition to Western escalation and calls for negotiations with Russia” and “Lucy Letby: public challenges to the evidence and calls for review of convictions”.
10 controversies · 19 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Apology to former elected representative Ajit Tokas over 2011 corruption sting” and “Shazia Ilmi: High Court protects certain remarks but finds video infringed privacy”.
10 controversies · 11 sources1 formal charge
Politics and governmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Repeating Russian narratives challenging the Bucha massacre” and “Dual role as parliamentarian and editor-in-chief”.
10 controversies · 12 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Karnataka: FIR over Swavalambi Sarathi scheme and allegation of misleading communal portrayal” and “Taj Mahal: NBDSA orders correction of broadcast presenting former Hindu temple theory without sufficient counterpoint”.
10 controversies · 10 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Adam Houda defamation action following 'Jew hater' descriptions” and “Muslim community complaint against Sky News: allegations involving The Bolt Report among those rejected by regulator”.
9 controversies · 14 sources
Media and journalismFilm, television and entertainment
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Removal from France 2's 8 p.m. news amid falling ratings and political criticism” and “Broadcast of fake satirical France Stratégie logo followed by apology”.
9 controversies · 11 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “2009–2010: Entire lawsuit against CBS dismissed; New York's highest court refuses reinstatement” and “2007: $70 million lawsuit against CBS, alleging he was made a scapegoat”.
9 controversies · 9 sources
Media and journalismBusiness and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “New controversy over poverty following claim that a homeless person could save €1 500” and “Insult targeting Audrey Pulvar followed by public apology”.
9 controversies · 10 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Sarah Polley discloses in 2022 an alleged sexual assault during a date in 1995” and “"Reflections from a Hashtag" essay: #MeToo controversy and NYRB editor's departure”.
9 controversies · 18 sources2 formal charges
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Announced refusal to have Olcay Gulsen return to Vandaag Inside after her allegations against Wierd Duk” and “Remarks that Thierry Baudet should be 'geliquideerd': complaint followed by case closure”.
9 controversies · 16 sources
Arts, letters and intellectualsMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Assaut contre la frontière: open letter from Franco-Amazigh associations over erasure of Morocco's Amazigh dimension” and “France as 'the only monolingual country in the French-speaking world': listener protests and linguistic correction on France Inter”.
9 controversies · 11 sources
Media and journalismIdeologies, militancy and activism
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “'Make American planes crash again': tasteless comment followed by doctored 9/11 image corrected in 2026” and “Jubilee debate with twenty conservatives and participation of self-described fascist”.
9 controversies · 15 sources
Media and journalismFilm, television and entertainment
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “2021–2025: Devin Nunes sues NBC over Maddow segment — case ultimately dismissed for lack of actual malice” and “2024: Public opposition to NBC hiring Ronna McDaniel, followed by termination of contract”.
9 controversies · 9 sources
Business and billionairesMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “2001: Final DTI report assigns Maxwell primary responsibility for manipulation and financial flows surrounding Mirror Group flotation” and “1990–1993: Daily Mirror campaign against Arthur Scargill and Peter Heathfield later condemned as based on paid testimony and discredited allegations”.
9 controversies · 12 sources
Film, television and entertainmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Participation in CCIF gala and recurring allegations of proximity to Islamism” and “Livre Noir journalist case: prosecution limited to violence charge followed by acquittal”.
9 controversies · 17 sources1 conviction2 formal charges
Film, television and entertainmentMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “2013: Response to Corey Feldman on Hollywood sexual abuse — "you are damaging an entire industry"” and “1981–2021: Interview with teenage Brooke Shields reassessed as intrusive and sexualising”.
8 controversies · 12 sources
Media and journalismIdeologies, militancy and activism
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “CDJM opinion finds three accuracy breaches in Gaza commentary” and “Tariq Ramadan complaint alleging witness tampering, disputed by Fourest”.
8 controversies · 13 sources1 conviction3 formal charges
Arts, letters and intellectualsMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Support for invasion of Iraq and announced vote for George W. Bush in 2004” and “'Why Women Aren't Funny': Sexist generalisations about women's humour”.
8 controversies · 11 sources
Media and journalism
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Controversy over refusal to label RN directly as 'far right'” and “Removal from France 2's 8 p.m. news after sixteen years, methods criticised internally”.
8 controversies · 12 sources
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