Barnes & Noble is under fire for attempting to celebrate Black History Month with what many are saying was a racist and misguided attempt.

Announced at the start of February, the move involved “Diverse Editions” of 12 classic novels, which included “Alice in Wonderland,” “Frankenstein,” and “Moby Dick.”

Each edition was remade with “new covers promoting diversity,” according to Publisher’s Weekly that feature multiple mixed-race couples in several “Romeo & Juliet” versions along with a Black Frankenstein as the cover art.

But artwork quickly made many upset with comments like:

“This is corporate liberalism. The conservative ideal would be for them to promote books written by black authors.”

Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue to launch sales of classic novels with new covers promoting diversity @amNewYork https://t.co/qidgo3Tdla pic.twitter.com/uNPbP3LJcM

— Publishers Weekly (@PublishersWkly) February 4, 2020

“Good job you managed to make diversity look racist, a real talent of white America!”

“Imagine doing this with, say, movies. Imagine putting out a movie poster and trailer with an all-black cast but *actually* when you sit down to watch the movie, it’s an all-white cast. And with some racist content thrown in. How many people green-lit this idea?”

“They can make a lot from free public domain books by long-dead authors that they can just publish without paying anyone, which is what all of these are.”

But on Wednesday afternoon, the bookseller released a public statement to Twitter that explained how it would cancel the “Diverse Editions” after reading through the “expressed concerns” of readers.

“The covers are not a substitute for black voices or writers of color, whose work and voices deserve to be heard,” the statement said. “The booksellers who championed this initiative did so convinced it would help drive engagement with these classic titles.”

Demi Lovato recently opened up about coming out to her parents as sexually fluid and the 27-year-old shared how it couldn’t have gone better despite just telling her parents in 2017.

“I’m still figuring it out,” she revealed to Andy Cohen in regards to her sexuality on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy. “I didn’t officially tell my parents that I saw myself ending up possibly with a woman too until 2017.” 

She went on to share how the conversation was “emotional but really beautiful,” adding how “After everything was done I was shaking and crying and I just felt overwhelmed. I have such incredible parents, they are so supportive.”

While Lovato’s biological father, Patrick, passed away in 2013, she has publicly stated how she considers her stepfather, Eddie, along with her mom, Dianna, to be her parents.

“My dad was like, ‘Yeah, obviously.’ I was like, ‘OK, Dad.’ He said, ‘Hello, ‘Cool for the Summer’!’ And I was like, ‘OK, I get it,'” she responded. “My mom was the one I was super nervous about but she was like, ‘I just want you be happy,’ and that was so beautiful and amazing and, like I said, so grateful.”

In regards to who she will end up with, Lovato is not sure.

“I don’t know what my future looks like. I don’t know if I’m going to have kids this year or in 10 years,” she revealed to Cohen. “I don’t know if I’m going to do it with a partner or without. Women, we don’t need partners to [have kids]. Amen.”

Authorities discovered the longest smuggling tunnel ever on the Southwest border which spans over three-quarters of a mile from an industrial site in Tijuana, Mexico, to the San Diego area.

The tunnel boasted an extensive rail cart system, forced air ventilation, high voltage electrical cables and panels, an elevator at the tunnel entrance as well as drainage system.

There were no arrests or drugs found at the site or confirmed exit point in the U.S. — it was the length that baffled authorities.

“This one blows past (the second-longest),” said Border Patrol operations supervisor, Lance LeNoir.

“We never really thought they had the moxie to go that far. They continue to surprise me.”

Two lawmakers in Sweden have nominated Greta Thunberg for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.

Members of Sweden’s Left Party, Jens Holm and Hakan Svenneling, said Monday how Thunberg “has worked hard to make politicians open their eyes to the climate crisis” as well as “action for reducing our emissions and complying with the Paris Agreement is therefore also an act of making peace.”

Thunberg, 17, has motivated students around the world to skip school and protest to demand faster action on climate change, founding the Fridays for Future movement which has inspired similar actions by youth around the globe.

Lawyers for a woman who accuses President Trump for raping her in the 1990s are requesting a DNA sample to determine if his genetic material is on a dress she wore during the encounter.

E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers served notice to a Trump attorney this past Thursday for Trump to submit a sample on March 2 in Washington for “analysis and comparison against unidentified male DNA present on the dress.”

After the president denied her allegation, Carroll filed a defamation suit against Trump in November. Roberta Kaplan, her lawyer, then had the black wool coat-style dress tested.

A lab report with the legal notice reports DNA found on the sleeves was a mix of at least four people, at least one of the male. Multiple other people were tested and eliminated as possible contributors to the mix; their names are redacted.

Last summer, Carroll accused Trump of raping her in a Manhattan luxury department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.

The very next month, Carroll revealed in a New York magazine peice how she met Trump by chance and headed to the lingerie department for Trump to pick out a gift for a woman.

She allegedly joked about trying on a bodysuit in a dressing room which led Trump to reach under her black wool dress, pull down her tights and raped her as she tried to fight him off, eventually escaping.

After footage of her falling through the ice on a lake in Michigan — the woman decided to speak out addressing comments about her weight after going viral.

In a video to Facebook, Macomb County Sheriff’s Office shared the rescue where it has since garnered over 91,000 views.

Korisa Miller was fishing with her friend on the docks at Lake St. Clair, Michigan on Jan. 27 when she slipped and fell into the lake’s freezing waters.

Her friend attempted to pull her out but was not able to do so. Two nearby fishermen heard Miller screams but had trouble rescuing her too.

Officials report that Miller was in the water for 15 minutes and was drifting in and out of consciousness by the time help arrived.

After the footage went viral, Miller identified herself in the comments of the Facebook post when viewers asked how she ended up in the water and why she was dressed without a coat in the winter.

“It took only a few seconds for the ice to give in because as all of you have been saying I am a thick woman. The spot where I fell in the water was 12 feet deep and I had to hang on to stay alive.”

Miller further explained how she had been wearing a coat and a sweater while fishing but the fishermen had to “rip off” her top layers as it was making it difficult for her to breathe.

“When they tried pulling me up, my hoodie and coat was choking me so they had to rip it off of me. I did not go fishing in a tank top,” she commented.

Later, Miller shared with the Detroit Free Press how despite the traumatizing experience, she was unsure why people decided to focus on her weight.

 “After going through such a traumatic experience and I almost died, this is what people have to say. I just think these people have no conscience anymore,” she said. “People have no idea that I used to be 400 pounds and now I am the way I am. I want to raise awareness on how dangerous ice fishing can be. I am glad I am alive and share my story,” Miller added. 

A teenager is going viral after posting a clip of her with a harmonica stuck in her mouth.

A high schooler from Ontario, Canada, Mollie O’Brien posted the now viral TikTok video on Jan. 28 — and for your viewing pleasure, you can watch below!

Her video caption reveals how she was able to get the instrument stuck in her mouth:

“I regret the thing I did … And you’re wondering what it is … Well … I shoved an entire harmonica in my mouth and it’s stuck now,”

pic.twitter.com/X4SXrW7eln

— 🗽 (@NvlRsd) January 30, 2020

The high schooler revealed to BuzzFeed that she stuck the instrument in her mouth in order to entertain her younger cousin — but she quickly realized it would not come out.

O’Brien’s video (which is only her third time posting on the platform) has since received over 7 million views along with lots of questions on how exactly the harmonica got stuck.

“After 30 minutes it hurt, but then it was kinda numb,” she revealed to BuzzFeed. “Every time I breathed heavily out of panic, it made a noise.”

And when she informed her mom of what happened — surprisingly, she was not upset but rather “shocked she raised such a weird kid.”

Thankfully, when O’Brien arrived at the hospital, the doctors recommended a dentist who was able to pull the harmonica out with a special tool.

“Let’s not do this again, OK dear?” the dentist allegedly said.

***Blows long and loud note***

A black Texas high school student was informed he would not be able to return to school or attend his graduation ceremony unless he cuts his dreadlocks — so Ellen invited him on the show and gave him $20,000.

DeAndre Arnold who is a senior at Barbers Hill High School, shared with Ellen how he was suspended over the length of his dreadlocks and informed by his principal how he needed to cut his hair to return to school.

“You get good grades,” DeGeneres said. “You’ve never been in trouble, ever. This is the first time anything has come up. And now, you haven’t been in school for weeks because of this situation.”

Arnold then revealed how he has worn dreadlocks for years and has always followed the dress code as he kept his hair off his shoulders, above his earlobes and out of his eyes, by tying up his dreadlocks. He then told DeGeneres he was told he was in violation of the dress code after Christmas break.

“Every day I would go to school, I would be in dress code,” he revealed to DeGeneres. “But the thing with them is, if it was let down, I would be out of dress code.”

Ellen then responded with a hefty check of $20,000 to go towards his college fund along with a message for his school’s staff. Watch below!

DeAndre deserves better. pic.twitter.com/f06bVcm74X

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 29, 2020

A mansion that has 5,000 square feet of Star Wars themed space is on the market for a mere $26.5 million.

The “Star Wars” portion of the house is located in the full basement — just in case the missus is embarrassed of, well this room:

There are several elaborate rooms dedicated to memorabilia from the series, including the cantina, a gaming room and a museum-like hall full of action figures.

There is also a catina, a gaming room, a museum-like hall, and a home theater.

The theater has 18 seats with star-like lights overhead that are out of this world.

But don’t worry, in addition to the Star Wars theme, there are also (normal) features like a fruit tree orchard, a tennis court and an observatory along with indoor and outdoor pools.

Barbara Broccoli, the woman spearheading the James Bond film franchise, says the lead character “can be of any color,” but will never be female.

Broccoli, who has produced the movie series since the mid-90s shared in a wide-spanning interview with Variety on Jan. 15 that 007 continue to be a man.

But that doesn’t mean Broccoli isn’t speaking up on behalf of women.

“He can be of any color, but he is male,” Broccoli revealed to Variety. “I believe we should be creating new characters for women — strong female characters. I’m not particularly interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it. I think women are far more interesting than that.”

The announcement has surfaced amid speculation as to who will be replacing Daniel Craig who has played the spy since 2006’s Casino Royale.

Craig has confirmed he will in fact be stepping down from the upcoming film, “No Time To Die.”

Natalie Suleman, who became known as “Octomom” in the tabloids after her pregnancy with 8 babies, is celebrating her children’s 11th birthday.

Suleman, who previously went by Nadya, shares snippets of her life with 14 kids on Instagram, she does not usually post photos of them all together.

Last year, she revealed to the New York Times how she has to split her children up into groups for various activities in order to spend time with each of them – -even eating in shifts.

And while Suleman faced criticism for her large family, they lead a quiet, normal life. All of the kids are vegan, they do well in school and love to read.

The celebratory post read:

“Happy birthday to my beautiful angels. You are some of the kindest, most compassionate, caring human beings I’ve ever known. Words cannot express how grateful I am to be your mother. You all have blessed my life immensely and I thank God daily for trusting me to care for, shape the lives of, and influence all of you. Recent tragic events of loved ones lost are a powerful reminder of how fragile, precarious, yet precious life is, as tomorrow is never promised. We need to hug our loved ones a little longer and a little tighter while they are here. You are my miracles, my angels, and I will love you with all my heart, forever. Happy 11th birthday Noah, Maliyah, Nariyah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jonah, Josiah, and Makai.”