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Comedian Shane Gillis faced backlash for making a racist and offensive joke at the 2025 ESPY Awards targeting Black women and WNBA star Caitlin Clark, which was widely condemned on social media. Gillis, known for past controversial remarks, was criticized for crossing boundaries, prompting calls for accountability from the event organizers and the WNBA, which actively opposes racism.
A Hispanic woman in Texas was offended after a Starbucks employee wrote an 'illegal' joke on her cup, which she found racist and hurtful, prompting her to call for the employee's firing and community protests that were ultimately canceled.
'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings sparked controversy once again with a tasteless joke about assisted living folks during an interview on the show. This comes after previous backlash for offensive tweets in the past. Viewers had mixed reactions on social media, with some finding it funny and others cringing. Jennings has a history of making offensive remarks and has apologized in the past, but has not yet responded to this latest incident.
Malaysian police will seek Interpol's help to find a U.S.-based comedian, Jocelyn Chia, who made a controversial joke about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Chia joked that Malaysian planes "cannot fly" in reference to the disappearance of Flight MH370. The joke was condemned as a "horrendous statement" and "gratuitously offensive." Interpol has not received any request from Malaysia in relation to this individual, and any request would need to comply with the organization's constitution. Chia claims that her joke was taken out of context and consumed on social media.