Ambien Maker Shades Roseanne for Blaming Tweet on the Drug: 'Racism Is Not a Known Side Effect'

In an now-deleted tweetstorm,Roseanne Barrblamedher racist tweet on her use of Ambien— and the drug’s manufacturer is not happy. The actress, 65, caused the cancellation of her eponymous show after she posted a racist tweet on Monday night about formerBarack ObamaadvisorValerie Jarrett. Though Barr said she had quit Twitter, she came back early Wednesday morning to apologize, and said the Ambien — a sedative often used for insomnia — is what ledto the offensive tweet.

Ambyr Childers Blasts Lala Kent for Sharing Photos of Her and Randall Emmett's Children

On Monday, Childers, 31, shared an Instagram Story in which she addressed Emmett’s fiancée,Vanderpump RulesstarLala Kent, who had posted a series of photos of Emmett and Childers’ daughters to her Instagram Story earlier that day. Emmett and Childers share daughters London, 9, and Rylee, 5. The couplefinalized their divorcein December 2017. “Since you don’t want to answer my text messages, I’ll try here,” Childers —who appears in Netflix’s “You”— began her message.

AMC Entertainment CEO Reveals He Was Victim of Catfishing and Blackmail Attempt

Adam Aron.Photo:PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron has revealed that he was a victim of a criminal extortion attempt last year. On Thursday, Aron, 69,posted a lengthy message on X(formerly known as Twitter), explaining how “a third party who was unknown” to him made “false allegations” about his life. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

AMC Fires 3 Employees Over Racial Profiling Incident During 'Harriet' Screening in Louisiana

AMC Theaters has fired three of its employees after 15 members of an African American women’s group claimed they were racially profiled during a screening of the Harriet Tubman biopic,Harriet, in Louisiana. They claim that after members of the nonprofit told AMC management what happened, they were offered free movie tickets, which they turned down as they did not want to return to the theater after their experience. “It was like the 1800s coming back to my face in 2019,” said member Sandra Gordon an interview withWDSU.

AMC Rolls Out $20 Monthly Subscription to Rival MoviePass

AMC Theaters is preparing to give MoviePass a run for its money. The mega-theater chain announced a new monthly subscription plan in which customers could see three movies a week for $19.95 a month,according to BusinessWire. The new plan will be called AMC Stubs A-List and the cost does not include taxes. While the plan is new to the chain, it’s serving up competition for MoviePass, which offers customers one free movie a day for $9.