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Noah Galvin's controversial interview nearly cost the cast a full second season of "Real O'Neals."

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Photo credit: yahooimage "Real O'Neal's" star Noah Galvin has been in the news lately for his outlandish interview with Vulture. In the interview, Galvin, 22, accused Eric Stonestreet from "Modern Family" of "playing a caricature of a stereotype." He then commented on Colton Haynes' 'coming out' as being "f--king pu--y bullsh-t." ABC was not pleased with the interview and threatened to reduce the second season's episode order. The show's execs begged ABC to not cut the episode order. From what I've learned, ABC has had issues with Galvin in the past. They say that he has a "sense of entitlement" and an "ego." After the Vulture interview, Galvin issued the following statement: "I think Eric Stonestreet is a wonderful actor. I apologize to everyone I’ve hurt with my comments and understand the damage that has been done. I am new to this and will certainly commit to being more thoug...

George Takei posts offensive meme and doesn't apologize for it.

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photo credit: Independent co uk "Star Trek" veteran George Takei recently stumbled into some controversy when he posted a controversial meme on Facebook. In the meme , a woman using a wheelchair was trying to stand up to reach something on the top shelf in a supermarket (from the looks of the aisle, it was the alcohol aisle). The meme captioned: "There has been a miracle in the alcohol aisle." While George Takei didn't make the meme and only shared it, he made a comment of his own to go along with the photo: "She was filled with the holy...spirits." Fans took to Twitter and Facebook in a matter of seconds to express their outrage. Many of them spoke up for themselves, family, or friends who are wheelchair-bound, or need the assistance of a wheelchair. While the stories from these fans would touch anyone's heart, they didn't even make a dent in Mr. Sulu's heart. George Takei made a follow-up post. "Fans get 'offended...