• Facebook
• Twitter
• Flipboard
• Comments
• Print
• Email

Comedian points to Trump’s victory as moment the ‘umbrella went up’ for free speech

Comedian and creator of the ‘Sullivan & Son’ sitcom Steve Byrne sits down with Fox News Digital for an exclusive interview on the intersection of politics and comedy in 2025. 

Cosmetics brand e.l.f. apologized on Wednesday after social media users slammed it for using stand-up comic Matt Rife in a recent ad.

After the brand published the ad on social media platforms earlier this week, online users, including prominent make-up influencers, ripped e.l.f. for using Rife, who made an unpopular joke about domestic violence in 2023. The brand responded with an apology.

"You know us, we're always listening and we've heard you. This campaign aimed to humorously spotlight beauty injustice, we understand we missed the mark with people we care about in our e.l.f community," the company stated in a post on its official Instagram page.

SYDNEY SWEENEY'S BROTHER MAKES CHEEKY 'GOOD JEANS' JOKE AFTER HIS AIR FORCE PROMOTION

Make-up brand e.l.f. apologized to its customers on Wednesday after featuring stand-up comedian Matt Rife in a new ad.  (Gilbert Flores/GG2025 / Contributor)

"While e.l.f.ino & schmarness closes today, we'll continue to make the case against overpriced beauty (red heart emoji)," e.l.f. continued, suggesting they’re done with Rife being part of the ad campaign.

The make-up brand’s controversial ad featured Rife and drag queen "Heidi N Closet" as "E.l.f.ino & Schmarnes," a spoof lawyer duo in a legal commercial fighting for consumers’ rights to inexpensive cosmetic products.

The ad, published across major social media platforms, generated outrage among online users, particularly on Instagram and TikTok. 

"You didn’t have the budget for a comedian who doesn’t joke about abuse?" one user asked on the Instagram post.

SYDNEY SWEENEY'S SHOOTING SKILLS GO VIRAL AS SHE MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE AMERICAN EAGLE CONTROVERSY

Comedian Matt Rife's new cosmetics ad received backlash from social media users who brought up his old jokes in order to invalidate the new commercial. (Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

"Nikkietutorials," a cosmetics influencer with almost 9 million followers on TikTok, commented, "aaaaaaandddd you lost me... Matt Rife out of ALL people? 😟 so disappointed."

Maddy Lucy Dan, a TikTok user with 1.4 million followers, rehashed the Rife controversy in the post’s comments section, writing, "In Matt Rife’s Netflix stand-up special Natural Selection he opened with a domestic violence joke, implying a woman wouldn’t have a black eye if she could cook."

During his 2023 stand-up special, "Natural Selection," Rife told the story of eating at a Baltimore restaurant with a friend when they noticed their female server had a black eye. He explained that the two of them questioned why the restaurant owners wouldn't have the employee work in the kitchen to avoid customers asking questions.

"Yeah, but I feel like if she could cook, she wouldn't have a black eye," Rife joked. 

The joke outraged people online at the time, but rather than apologize, the comic doubled down, putting out a statement that directed social media users to a link offering an "apology" if they had ever been offended by a joke he told. The link brought users to a website where they could purchase special-needs helmets.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE

• ·著名相声演员杨少华去世 享年94岁
• ·近100匹赛驹角逐“聚星马粮杯·通辽站”！8场赛事圆满落幕
• ·入驻小红书之后，宁泽涛商业价值会回暖吗？
• ·长沙华兴医院好吗丨坚定走可持续发展之路
• ·崩铁：概念级词条，润哭黑丝缇宝
• ·成都世运会上“火出圈”的拉丁舞裁判，告诉你优雅的秘诀
• ·新果汇,新果汇数码有限公司
• ·武汉恒隆广场服务式公寓盛大启幕，重塑汉口奢居新标杆
• ·今年是东契奇进NBA以来 首次放弃欧洲暑假生活
• ·武汉恒隆广场服务式公寓盛大启幕，重塑汉口奢居新标杆
• ·2023年山西中小学招生政策
• ·2024年中国保龄球巡回赛合肥站落幕
• ·江苏省马术队内部测试赛在江阴市训练基地圆满落幕
• ·买的橙子没试吃的甜 原因竟是出现在小贩的刀上...
• ·十五运会和残特奥会宣传推广曲MV《大家一起来》正式发布
• ·2023佳得乐“G刻挑战”广东羽毛球男单&女单挑战赛