Tennis player Naomi Osaka has announced her withdrawal from the French Open after being fined $15,000 USD for refusing to speak to the press.The athlete took to Instagram to share the news. "This isn’t a situation I ever imagined or intended when I posted a few days ago. I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris," she began. "I never wanted to be a distraction a...

UPDATE (May 30, 2021):  Last week, Naomi Osaka announced that she wanted to prioritize her mental health by not speaking to any press during the French Open. "If the organizations think that they can just keep saying, 'do press or you’re gonna be fined,' and continue to ignore the mental health of the athletes that are the centerpiece of their cooperation then I just gotta laugh," Osaka said in her post.However, according to NBC, the four-time Grand Slam singles champion was in fact fined by ...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has announced that skinny jeans and ripped denim are now banned in the country.Deemed symbols of a "capitalistic lifestyle," the fashion items are considered illegal in order to prevent North Korea from falling "like a damp wall," Yonhap News reports. The nation's official newspaper Rodong Sinmun shared: "History teaches us a crucial lesson that a country can become vulnerable and eventually collapse like a damp wall regardless of its economic and defense power ...

Nike has issued a statement explaining that it ended its partnership with Neymar after an employee of the footwear giant came forward with sexual assault allegation against the Brazilian soccer player.According to Nike, the company cut ties with Neymar because he "refused to cooperate in a good faith investigation of credible allegations of wrongdoing by an employee." The allegation, brought forward to Nike in 2018, stems from an incident that allegedly occurred in 2016. The employee initially w...