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On Media Outlook News:  This was not a great moment for   Floyd Mayweather   ...  The boxer was asked for his thoughts on the #MeToo movement -- and after admitting he had no idea what it means, decided to crack some jokes instead. The question came from a Men's Health reporter: "We're asking a lot of men, in light of the #MeToo movement, how men can grow in 2018." Floyd:  "The who?" Men's Health:  "The #MeToo movement. Women speaking out about sexual assault." Floyd:  "When you say 'me too' ... when somebody is like, 'I got a Rolls-Royce, I be like 'me too.' When somebody say they got a private jet, I say, 'Me too. I got two. Me too.'" The Men's Health reporter tried to explain it to Floyd -- saying, "This is very different" -- but it still didn't click. Floyd:  "Well, I didn't know! My Me Too movement from the beginning was whenever somebody said what t...

On Media Outlook News: Y ou may remember Oakland Raiders’ Marshawn Lynch for his  timely ensemble choice  shortly after President Donald Trump slammed NFL players who sit or kneel during the national anthem. RT this picture of Marshawn Lynch wearing an "Everybody vs. Trump" shirt because no American citizen should be called out by a sitting President for practicing their right to free speech.  pic.twitter.com/vqaTWiYMny — Devin Duke (@sirDukeDevin)  November 20, 2017 Lynch’s shirt didn’t incite any public backlash from Trump but another admirably smart-assy move by the running back certainly did. Before the Raiders’ game against the New England Patriots in Mexico City on Sunday, Lynch went about sitting as usual during the national anthem. But Lynch’s demonstration became much more pointed when the Mexican national anthem proved to be more worthy of his standing energy. Lynch had time when it came to the recitation of “Mexicans,...

On Media Outlook News: C olin Kaepernick has not been included in conversations regarding meetings between players and owners. According to Slate, the news is a contradiction from suggestions made by the NFL and Malcolm Jenkins’ NFL Players Coalition.                                                                     ***Advertisement*** Emails obtained by Slate from Kaepernick’s attorney reportedly back up the new findings. “We specifically reached out to the [NFL Players Association] and to the Players Coalition [the group led by Jenkins] and we were verbatim told that Colin had no role,” Kaepernick’s attorney Mark Geragos said. According to ESPN, “a coalition of NFL players has extended an invitation to [Houston Texans owner Bob McNair], commissioner Roger Goodell and unsigned ...

On Media Outlook News: C olin Kaepernick may be absent an NFL contract this football season but did he just land a $1 million book deal.                                                                      ***Advertisement*** According to Page Six, Penguin Random House brand One World will publish a book by Kaepernick but the reclusive free agent has yet to discuss anything related to discuss anything pertaining to the partnership. The Random House division aims to publish the works “novelists, essayists, memoirists, poets, journalists, thinkers, activists, and creative artists unconstrained by genre—who seek to challenge the status quo, subvert dominant narratives, and give us new language to understand our past, present, and future” according to its website. ...

On Media Outlook News: F ormer San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick   initiated a controversial movement   when refused to stand during the pre-game national anthem during the 2016 football season. The tenacity he demonstrated by risking his career to take a stand against police brutality was condemned by some but hailed by many. But on Sunday, NFL Today revealed the 29-year-old was willing to put his cause on the back-burner for a chance to get back on the field. Many believe Kaerpernick’s unemployment was the league’s way of blackballing him for his protest. There was no video of sports writer Jason La Canfora’s conversation with Kaepernick. But he claimed the free agent said he would stand during the anthem if signed again when he spoke with the former quarterback, girlfriend Nessa Diab and his trainer on Saturday night. But it’s not even clear whether Kaepernick, who hasn’t been doing interviews with press, actually held a sit-d...

On Media Outlook News:  y social views are best characterized as one part womanist and one part pro-Black. But when Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton made an   ancestrally sexist joke   to a female sports reporter, I found the prompt media crucifixion to be irritatingly excessive — especially upon discovery that the remark   would hurt his pockets . During a news conference on Wednesday, a female reporter asked the 28-year-old his opinion of another player’s field routes. Newton chuckled and responded with: “It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes like … it’s funny.” Shortly after comments — which his laughter proved to be absent of malice — Rodrigue rushed to make herself the subject of a news story. I don't think it's "funny" to be a female and talk about routes. I think it's my job. — Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue)  October 4, 2017 Statement from  #Panthers ...

On Media Outlook News: T hese past two days, we witnessed brothers sitting knee by knee and standing arm in arm alongside White men in an ostensible display of allyship. The outward gestures of the #taketheknee protest alone implied a revolution was taking place. It was just the kind of unity intertwined with anarchist defiance our spirits have been longing to see. Sure the Black power fists were missing in action, but these visuals would do. It was easy. And the narrative? Seamless. First, a widely despised President Donald Trump stuck to his usual script when he incited outrage with a harshly worded condemnation of the NFL. But in this particular instance, he came for our own by indirectly attacking Colin Kaepernick. Our wrath was felt in the social media realm with Black NFL athletes and celebrities were sticking up for their colleagues’ right to free speech on Twitter. The unity was heartening. It had us open. Then #taketheknee hashtag was birt...

On Media Outlook News: President Donald Trump   continues to prove that he might be one of the most petty politicians in history. After making   controversial comments about the NFL , POTUS recently rescinded the offer for   Steph Curry   and the NBA champion, Golden State Warriors to visit the White House after Curry   said he didn’t want to go   in a recent interview. Going on one of his seemingly weekly Twitter tirades, Trump snapped, “Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team.Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!” LeBron James quickly came to the defense of his fellow NBA All-Star tweeting, “U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain’t going! So therefore ain’t no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!” The Golden State organization released a statement in response to Trump’s Twitter fit: “We believe there is nothing more American than our citizens ...

On Media Outlook News:  (ESPN) - CLEVLAND - - Have you ever wondered how LeBron grew so much, so fast when he first entered the NBA? I mean, how does a skinny 185 lbs kid become a 250-pound monster in a year and a half? LeBron James is no stranger to the media. Being the best basketball player in the world comes with its fair share of attention. He’s now learning that all publicity isn’t good. Recently, rumors started swirling about the real source of James’ strength and size. And we found out it’s not genetics. Because it this, we might have to bid farewell to the career of greatest basketball player of this generation… In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, James was asked about his beast-like brawn. He smirked and said, “It’s all thanks to my  special vitamins ”, while pulling a small bottle of pills out of his designer backpack. Little did LeBron know, that off-the-court play would be a defining moment of his career. When the interview was released, the ...

On Media Outlook News:  How does  Floyd Mayweather   feel about   Conor McGregor   calling him a "boy" twice?  No offense taken.  In fact, Floyd actually tries to turn it into a joke -- "We all know there's only 2 types of boys -- a white boy and a cowboy -- and I'm neither." TBE landed in NYC on Wednesday night, so we had to ask him about the outrage over Conor's racial comments at the 2 media events. "Racism still exists but you know, I try to take something negative and turn it into something positive," Mayweather told us. "A lot of people say that Conor McGregor is racist but I'm not worried about that." When asked specifically if he's upset with Conor over the comments, Floyd said he's not -- explaining, "It is what it is. He's entitled to feel how he wants to feel." "I just want to stay in my zone and stay focused."

On Media Outlook News:  Ilie Nastase   is reportedly under investigation by the  International   Tennis   Federation for a racist comment he made about   Serena Williams   after she announced she was pregnant earlier in the week. According to the Press Association (via  ESPN.com ), the Romanian Fed Cup captain said the following of Williams' baby: "Let's see what colour it has. Chocolate with milk?" In December, Williams announced she was engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. "The ITF does not tolerate discriminatory and offensive language and behaviour of any kind," the organization said in a statement, per the PA. "We are aware of alleged comments made by Romanian captain Ilie Nastase and have begun an immediate investigation so that we have the full facts of the situation before taking further and appropriate action." Nastase was also at the center of controversy on Saturday morning during a Fed Cup ma...