Dave Chapelle and J Balvin are the latest public figures accused by cancel culture. KOP examines both styles of handling the constant critique and how some will take charge while others will crumble to the pressure.

Dave Chappelle Willing to Discuss ‘The Closer’ With Trans Netflix Employees, but Says ‘I’m Not Bending to Anyone’s Demands’ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dave-chappelle-netflix-the-closer-trans-employees-1235097068/ via @variety

Read Dave Chappelle's response to backlash over Netflix comedy special 'The Closer' https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1049167773/read-dave-chappelles-response-to-backlash-over-netflix-comedy-special-the-closer

Caitlyn Jenner says Dave Chappelle is '100 percent right' https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/caitlyn-jenner-defends-dave-chappelle-lgbtq-controversy-woke-cancel-culture-run-amok-003027651.html

J Balvin Apologizes for, Takes Down ‘Perra’ Music Video
https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/perra-j-balvin-tokischa-apologize-for-deleted-music-video.html

Ted’s Big Stand: Will Chappelle Support Haunt Netflix Co-CEO? https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/teds-big-stand-will-chappelle-support-haunt-netflix-co-ceo-1235037087/ via @th

IATSE & AMPTP Reach Tentative Deal On Area Standards Agreement; Contract Now Goes To Members For Ratification https://deadline.com/2021/10/iatse-amptp-reach-tentative-deal-on-area-standards-agreement-contract-1234862829/ via @Deadline

IATSE Leaders Urge Members To “Stay United” & Ratify Proposed New Contract https://deadline.com/2021/10/iatse-leaders-urge-members-to-stay-united-ratify-proposed-new-contract-1234864703/ via @Deadline

Hollywood Workers’ Dilemma: Push for Gradual Gains or Sweeping Reforms? https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/iatse-hollywood-sweeping-reforms-1235038104/ via @thr

“Project Popcorn”: WarnerMedia’s Box Office-HBO Max Experiment Gets Mixed Results https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warnermedias-project-popcorn-box-office-hbo-max-experiment-gets-mixed-results-1235037096/ via @thr

Peter Bart: Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting A Sad Epitaph For The Decline And Fall Of The Indie https://deadline.com/2021/10/rust-shootin-indie-movie-dangers-peter-bart-1234864187/ via @Deadline

Facebook Is Changing Its Name To ‘Meta’: “From Now On We’re Going To Be The Metaverse First, Not Facebook First” https://deadline.com/2021/10/facebook-meta-metarverse-mark-zuckerberg-1234864340/ via @Deadline

Amazon's Project Mic app will reinvent live radio for the digital age
Project Mic is an Amazon app in development, with the ability to allow anyone to broadcast a live audio show using music from Amazon's own library
https://www.techadvisor.com/news/entertainment/amazon-live-radio-app-3809799/

Amazon is building a Clubhouse competitor that turns hosts into DJs https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/26/22744585/amazon-project-mic-launch-live-audio-app via @Verge

Here’s exactly what Spotify, Apple and other streaming services want to pay songwriters https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/heres-exactly-what-spotify-apple-and-other-streaming-services-want-to-pay-songwriters-from-2023-onwards/

Cancel culture: Why do people cancel news subscriptions? We asked, they answered.
We found that the primary stated reason was money, followed by political or ideological concerns.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/10/cancel-culture-why-do-people-cancel-news-subscriptions-we-asked-they-answered/

Expensive, boring, and wrong: Here are all the news publications people canceled and why
From AdAge to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/10/expensive-boring-and-wrong-here-are-all-the-news-publications-people-canceled-and-why/

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