Swift takes on Netflix over series’ joke
Taylor Swift took to social media Monday to join in complaints already being made by her fans about a line in the Netflix series “Ginny & Georgia.”
“Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back,” Swift wrote. “How about we stop degrading hard working women by defining this … as FuNnY. ALso, @netflix after Miss Americana this outfit doesn’t look cute on you.” She inserted a brokenheart emoji. “Happy Women’s History Month I guess,” she sarcastically added.
Swift attached a screen shot of a black screen with a subtitled line from the show: “What do you care? You go through men faster than Taylor Swift.”
“Ginny & Georgia” had gone viral last week in discussions over the quality of its writing, with Swift fans making their voices known in the wider conversation.
The line in question was uttered by the teenager Ginny (Antonia Gentry) as she has an argument with her mother, Georgia (Brianne Howey). Some defenders of the show have said the line should be taken in the context of an exchange between characters who aren’t at their best and not as the producers taking a shot at the singer.
Swift’s mention of “Taylor Swift: Miss Americana” refers to the documentary released in 2020 that marked a fruitful collaboration between her and the streaming giant. Swift also went into business with Netflix prior to that on a New Year’s Eve webcast of her “Reputation” tour special.
Prince Harry says split from royal life ‘unbelievably tough’:
Prince Harry says the process of separating from royal life has been
very difficult for him and his wife, Meghan.
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry invoked the memory of his late mother, Princess Diana, who had to find her way alone after she and Prince Charles divorced.
“I’m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side, because I can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago,” Harry said, adding, “because it’s been unbelievably tough for the two of us.”
“But at least we have each other,” Harry said, in a clip that aired Sunday from the interview special, which is scheduled to air Sunday on CBS.
Rudolph to host ‘SNL’:
Maya Rudolph, who recently recurred on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” as Vice President Kamala
Harris, is set to make her return as host on March 27.
The actor and comedian will be joined by musical guest Jack Harlow for the episode, which will be the first episode back after a monthlong hiatus.
Rudolph got her start on “Saturday Night Live” as a featured player in
2000 and then went on to become a full cast member. She stayed with the show for seven seasons, exiting in 2007, although she came back as special guests sporadically and made her hosting debut in 2012.
March 2 birthdays:
Actor John Cullum is 91. Actor Barbara Luna is 82. Actor Laraine Newman is 69. Singer Jay Osmond is 66. Singer Jon Bon Jovi is 59. Actor Daniel Craig is 53. Singer Chris Martin is 44. Actor Rebel Wilson is 41. Actor Bryce Dallas Howard is 40. Actor Nathalie Emmanuel is 32. Singer Luke Combs is 31.
The largest and oldest power cooperative in Texas filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing last month’s winter storm that left millions without power.
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, which serves 16 distribution member cooperatives that cater to more than 1.5 million Texans across 68 counties from the Texas Panhandle to Houston, said Monday that it was a “financially robust, stable company” prior to the severe cold weather that hit Texas between Feb. 13 and Feb. 19.
Much of Texas’ power grid collapsed, followed by its water systems. Tens of millions huddled in frigid homes. Others fled for safety. The state, long suspicious of regulation and outside help, was left to seek aid from other states and humanitarian groups as many of its 29 million people grasped for survival.
Brazos said that it received excessively high invoices from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas for collateral and for the purported cost of electric service. The invoices were required to be paid within days. As a cooperative, Brazos’ costs are passed through to its members and retail consumers served by its members. Brazos decided that it won’t pass on the ERCOT costs to its members or the consumers.
“Let me emphasize that this action by Brazos Electric was necessary to protect its member cooperatives and their more than 1.5 million retail members from unaffordable electric bills as we continue to provide electric service throughout the court-supervised process,” Clifton Karnei, executive vice president and general manager of Brazos, said in a statement.
Brazos said it will supply power to members as it restructures the cooperative while under bankruptcy protection.
The bankruptcy filing comes the same day that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that he’s suing electricity provider Griddy for passing along massive bills to its customers during February’s winter storm.
The lawsuit accuses Griddy of violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and seeks refunds for customers.