His play 'Red, White and Blacklisted' was turned into doc Scribe Christopher Trumbo, son of blacklisted scripter Dalton Trumbo, died Jan. 8 in Ojai, Calif., of complications from kidney cancer. He was 70.
Tuesday is an anniversary worth noting: On Jan. 30, 1868, Charles Darwin published a follow-up to his masterpiece On The Origin Of Species. This less-popular tome (897 pages!) contained a vexing puzzle: Why do pets and livestock tend to have "drooping ears?" Wolves, for example, have perky, upright ears. But the ears of many dogs are distinctly floppy. Darwin saw this odd trait in many domesticated species — "cats in China, horses in parts of Russia, sheep in Italy and elsewhere, the guinea-pig in Germany, goats and cattle in India, rabbits, pigs and dogs in all long-civilized countries.
Play video content CRUST ME Jadakiss says there's logic behind his pizza crust ordering practices ... when there's cheese on the pie, they have to give him plenty of dairy-air. The "Why" rapper raised eyebrows this week when a Brooklyn pizza shop posted an image on social media showing his custom order ... a cheese pizza with the center cut out, leaving behind nothing but a ring of crust.
Play video content ROYAL GUESTS King Charles had a lot on his plate this weekend leading up to and following his Coronation, so it made it all the more shocking he popped up on "American Idol." The King and Queen Camilla joined hosts Lionel Richie and Katy Perry Sunday night as they live streamed from Windsor Castle... right after Lionel and Katy's Royal performance.. ABC Katy and Lionel, both judges on the show, kicked things off by recapping the weekend and the concert .
Updated J.K. Rowling tweeted problematic comments about trans people last summer. Other celebrities, such as Eminem and Azealia Banks, have been called out in the past for their comments about the LGBTQ community or for using slurs. Comedians like Kevin Hart and Tracy Morgan have apologized for making anti-LGBTQ jokes. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Celebrities are no stranger to bad press and sometimes it's because of something they said.