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After Uproar, Matt Damon Tries to Clarify Comments on Anti-Gay Slur

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After Uproar, Matt Damon Tries to Clarify Comments on Anti-Gay Slur

In the face of a backlash after being quoted as saying that he recently decided to “withdraw” a homophobic slur, actor Matt Damon said in a statement Monday that “I don’t use slurs.” The statement followed an interview published this week by The Sunday Times in which Mr. Damon recounted a conversation he had with … Read more

Ex-Times Reporter Who Used Racial Slur Publishes a Lengthy Defense

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Ex-Times Reporter Who Used Racial Slur Publishes a Lengthy Defense

Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science and public health reporter for the New York Times who resigned last month after 45 years of pressure in the newspaper, published a four-part article Monday reporting the circumstances of his departure was often critical of the Times’s conduct. As the lead reporter on the coronavirus pandemic, McNeil announced … Read more