Welcome to the April 13, 2015 edition of Outrage Watch, HitFix's (almost) daily rundown of all the things folks are peeved about in entertainment. Today's top story: Mumford & Sons want nothing to do with Tidal.
In a new interview with The Daily Beast, the Grammy-winning rock band greeted the mention of Jay Z's much-ballyhooed new artist-owned streaming service — which has the backing of such music superstars as Madonna, Beyonce, Jack White and Rihanna — with “a series of loud fart sounds” before being slammed further by frontman Marcus Mumford, who told the website:
“We wouldn”t have joined it anyway, even if they had asked. We don”t want to be tribal. …A band of our size shouldn”t be complaining. And when they say it”s artist-owned, it”s owned by those rich, wealthy artists.” Or as guitarist Winston Marshall called them: “New school fucking plutocrats.”
Wait, is that a compliment?
Want more? There's plenty of indignation to go around. See below for a full roundup of today's kerfuffles.
Outraged: Madonna haters
Target: Madonna
Why: Madonna's awkward onstage kiss with Drake at Coachella on Sunday unleashed the Madonna-bashing hordes on social media, with some even going so far as to imply that the “Rebel Heart” boss sexually assaulted the Toronto rapper.
It isn't okay that @Madonna kissed @Drake without consent. We'd be mad if a male did it do a female. She owes Drake an apology.
– Cassie Fambro Byrd (@CassieFambro) April 13, 2015
Would you still be laughing if #Madonna was a guy and Drake was a girl? I seriously doubt it https://t.co/h1BE09V5dO pic.twitter.com/AlTxRRZK8L
– Rachel Moss (@rachelmoss_) April 13, 2015
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Drake consents to one thing, Madonna does something else & people are determined to blame him anyway. Victim blaming never changes.
– Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) April 13, 2015
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Me after watching @Madonna sexually assault Drake https://t.co/JlSm06jjmm
– Rihsus (@slayty) April 13, 2015
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I hope #Madonna and Drake planned that long stage kiss. Otherwise that would be, like, erm, sexual assault…no? What do I know?
– Elnathan John (@elnathan) April 13, 2015
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And my personal favorite:
I hope #Madonna and Drake planned that long stage kiss. Otherwise that would be, like, erm, sexual assault…no? What do I know?
– Elnathan John (@elnathan) April 13, 2015
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Not a lot, sounds like.
Outraged: Twitter, “The View” co-host Rosie Perez
Target: Gwyneth Paltrow
Why: The Oscar-winning actress and much-reviled GOOP guru took a lot of heat on social media over the weekend for accepting a challenge to live on a food budget of $29 a week — i.e. the amount afforded to each person living on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Her tweet:
This is what $29 gets you at the grocery store-what families on SNAP (i.e. food stamps) have to live on for a week. pic.twitter.com/OZMPA3nxij
– Gwyneth Paltrow (@GwynethPaltrow) April 9, 2015
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Along with TIME contributor Darlena Cunha — who headlined her piece “Sorry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Poverty Tourism Is Gross” — Gwyneth became the target of scorn from both Perez (“I find it offensive,” she said on Monday's “View”) and, of course, all the haters on Twitter:
Vast difference living on food stamps for 1 week knowing you've a safetynet of millions, and that being your life every day @GwynethPaltrow
– THE SPIRITUAL SLOB (@spiritualslob) April 12, 2015
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its so cool how celebs (gwyneth paltrow) can challenge themselves to live off a food stamp budget like its a game or something
– julianne knight (@jul_knight) April 12, 2015
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Maybe instead of making a scene living as a poor, Gwyneth Paltrow could've donated 1/100 of her $280M net worth to food stamp families.
– chels – queso queen (@chelsea_elisa) April 12, 2015
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Valid criticisms, and yet somehow I'm more offended by this sunny TV Guide tweet:
Good news, food stamp recipients: Gwyneth Paltrow feels your pain! https://t.co/k0UnbnY44V pic.twitter.com/ffo8fwy6F1
– TV Guide (@TVGuide) April 10, 2015
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Take heart, the working poor! Gwyneth is stooping to your level for a whole week!
[h/t The Wrap]
Outraged: Lindsay Lohan (allegedly)
Target: Mother Dina Lohan
Why: According to TMZ, the England-residing “Mean Girls” star is angry at her beloved momma for two reasons: 1) Because she's reportedly participating in the U.K.'s edition of “Celebrity Big Brother,” which would force Lindsay to share an even smaller country with her; and 2) Because she's hawking a bunch of Lindsay's stuff through an “online flea market.”
In other Lohan news, Ali is still trying to get that pop career going.
[TMZ]