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Over the past 24 hours, Chris D’Elia has been accused of sexual harassment by several women when they were underage, many of whom included screenshots of their communications. The comedian has since denied the claims of sexual misconduct, telling TMZ that he’s “never knowingly pursued any underage women at any point.”

“I know I have said and done things that might have offended people during my career, but I have never knowingly pursued any underage women at any point,” D’Elia said. “That being said, I really am truly sorry. I was a dumb guy who ABSOLUTELY let myself get caught up in my lifestyle. That’s MY fault. I own it. I’ve been reflecting on this for some time now and I promise I will continue to do better.”

The allegations began piling up this week after one alleged victim claimed that the Netflix series You actor once asked her for nude pictures, knowing that she was underaged. She included snapshots of the emails allegedly from D’Elia. Other alleged victims who accused D’Elia of grooming also shared snapshots of conversations they claimed were with the comic in which he sexually harassed them.

This is currently D’Elia’s pinned tweet:

As TMZ notes, no police reports have been filed yet.

(Via the Hollywood Reporter)

Doom Patrol (HBO Max) — Look, we’re all hyped for another season of The Umbrella Academy and we should be. But if weird, wild, inventive takes on the superhero genre is your brand, you need to catch up on this DC property. It’s got a terrific cast — like Matt Bomer, Alan Tudyk, Brendan Fraser, Diane Guerrero terrific — and it follows another group of superpowered misfits reluctantly saving the world. Season two is set to drop next week so now’s the time to binge all of the WTF goodness of season one.

Search Party (HBO Max) — Speaking of really great shows that are hoping to reach a larger audience on HBO Max, this former TBS mystery-comedy series starring Alia Shawkat is also prepping to deliver its long-awaited third season. The show started out as a darkly comedic missing person’s case, with Shawkat’s Dory overly-concerned about the disappearance of a young woman she went to school with. She roped her group of self-absorbed, hopelessly out-of-touch friends in on the hunt and together, they’ve committed all kinds of crimes — think murder, hiding a body, another murder, and crashing a Kelly Clarkson-themed vigil. Maybe that last one’s not a crime, but it should be. In season three, Dory and her friends are put on trial for all their misbehaving and, if it’s possible, the show looks like it’s ramped up the funny and it’s leaning into its bizarre tone. Catch up with it before season two drops.

The 100 (CW, 8:00 p.m.) — Octavia gets a not-so-warm-welcome to Bardo while Hope, Echo, and Gabriel carry out their rescue mission and Indra tries to manage rising tensions in Sanctum.

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC, 10:00 p.m.) — The show gives us a genre-bending look inside Phil Coulson’s head as he tries to put a plan in motion to end the chronicoms for good.

Hip-hop fans logging into Twitter or Instagram today likely found themselves gobsmacked as they unwittingly entered a whirlwind of debate. For some, it seemed as though “haters” were trying to “cancel” J. Cole for “tone-policing” Chicago rapper Noname with his new song “Snow On Tha Bluff.” For others, it looked like Cole was being fairly castigated for trying to silence Black women — another instance in a long history of them.

And for the rest, it was just a confusing mess, as major players in hip-hop from Chance The Rapper to Chika to Earl Sweatshirt to Talib Kweli got involved and argued their points. Uproxx’s Andre Gee weighed in with his take here on the site, but if you’re still not up-to-speed, here’s an explainer to catch you up.

Noname Calls Out Rappers’ Silence On George Floyd Protests

At the end of May, as protests against police brutality in the wake of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor heated up, the outspoken Noname called rappers to task on Twitter, writing: “Poor black folks all over the country are putting their bodies on the line in protest for our collective safety and y’all favorite top selling rappers not even willing to put a tweet up. N****s whole discographies be about black plight and they no where to be found.” She has since deleted the tweet but it’s been credited as the spark that ignited the entire firestorm of controversy to follow.

J. Cole Releases “Snow On Tha Bluff”

Last night, J. Cole finally offered his take on the ongoing protests after peers such as Denzel Curry, Lil Baby, and YG each released songs calling out the police. However, Cole’s song turned out to be more of a personal reflection, with Jermaine questioning his role in speaking out on behalf of oppressed Black Americans: “Damn, why I feel faker than Snow on Tha Bluff?” he wonders. “Well, maybe ’cause deep down I know I ain’t doing enough.” However, on the way to that salient, relatable point, Cole also makes mention of a smart young woman on Twitter who spends time addressing the same issues.

“She mad at my n****s, she mad at our ignorance, she wear her heart on her sleeve,” he describes. “She mad at the celebrities — lowkey, I be thinkin’ she talkin’ ’bout me.” It’s this description that made some fans speculate that the woman he refers to is Noname and it’s what he says next that draws fire.

Fan Backlash

After the release of “Snow On Tha Bluff,” as fans began to connect the dots to the anonymous young woman they identify as Noname, they began to also draw parallels to a long-running debate in the movement for Black liberation. “Now I ain’t no dummy to think I’m above criticism,” Cole admits, before committing to the sticking point, “So when I see something that’s valid, I listen / But sh*t, it’s something about the queen tone that’s botherin’ me.” This is where the accusations of “tone-policing” come in — where an observer addresses the perceived emotion behind the message rather than the message itself, demanding softer, more permissive language.

Fans were quick to call Cole out on this discrepancy as well as his question, “How you gon’ lead, when you attackin’ the very same n****s that really do need the shit that you sayin’?” Noname herself chimed in with an all-caps “QUEEN TONE!!” tweet. That tweet was eventually deleted as well.

Cole’s Response

In the morning, seeing the backlash, Cole tweeted a thread asserting that “I stand behind every word of the song that dropped last night.” He also called on fans to follow Noname, calling her “a leader in these times,” and downplaying his own leadership role as “I haven’t done a lot of reading.” He also doubled down on his assertion that “We may not agree with each other but we gotta be gentle with each other,” which only sparked another round of invective between the two “sides” of the ongoing debate.

Cole’s response also drew reactions from peers like Chance The Rapper, who called it “yet another L for men masking patriarchy and gaslighting as contructive criticism.” Meanwhile, Earl Sweatshirt deemed both the song and Cole’s response to the backlash against it “corny,” while even Cole’s own artist Ari Lennox obtusely checked him by showing support for Noname in an Instagram post.

Noname has spent the day on radio silence, perhaps preferring to let other voices speak in her defense for the time being. So, what’s next? Hopefully, the two rappers can hash out their differences in a forum where they can come to a mutual understanding. Meanwhile, their fans — and those observers who wondered what all the fuss was about — may be able to find some lessons. Perhaps the hubbub will draw attention to Noname’s book club, through which she shares vital resources for learning about and reforming the institutions that oppress everyone. And maybe, just maybe, we can all get back to focusing on finding solutions to the problems that plague us using empathy, understanding, and unity.

June is Pride Month and musicians are celebrating in a variety of ways. Halsey self-leaked an unreleased song to celebrate self-expression while Hayley Kiyoko put her own spin on a classic from The Killers to ring in celebrations. Sonos Radio is also celebrating the occasion by launching an entire radio station dedicated to LGBTQ+ musicians and features hour-long interviews with artists like Brandi Carlile and Laura Jane Grace.

Sonos Radio unveiled Full Spectrum, a station curated by their staff that spotlights LGBTQ+ artists, allies, and icons. The fully programmed station also features a segment, titled Pride Hours, which boasts commentary and exclusive interviews hosted by Rita Houston, Program Director at WFUV in New York. To celebrate the station’s launch, Brandi Carlile will air live on June 22 to share an hour of her music, as well as discuss what Pride means to her.

“While the LGBTQ+ movement has made increasing strides in the past decade, for many in the community, the workplace is still a challenging place to be their most open, authentic selves,” Sonos shared in a statement. “With that in mind, a small group of employees at Sonos joined together in early 2018 to establish an employee resource group (ERG) to help the entire company work towards creating a more welcoming, supportive atmosphere for all LGBTQ+ employees.”

Listen to Full Spectrum here.

Ruby Bridges was only six years old when she made history as the first Black child to attend an all-white school in the Southern U.S.

Bridges’ historic school year is defined by her and her parents’ bravery and fortitude, but also by the vicious protests and public resistance to integration by white Americans in their community. In fact, though Bridges attended school, she was not integrated with white students. As WomensHistory.org states:

“Ruby and her mother were escorted by four federal marshals to the school every day that year. She walked past crowds screaming vicious slurs at her. Undeterred, she later said she only became frightened when she saw a woman holding a black baby doll in a coffin. She spent her first day in the principal’s office due to the chaos created as angry white parents pulled their children from school. Ardent segregationists withdrew their children permanently. Barbara Henry, a white Boston native, was the only teacher willing to accept Ruby, and all year, she was a class of one. Ruby ate lunch alone and sometimes played with her teacher at recess, but she never missed a day of school that year.”

Today, Ruby Bridges is 65 years old. The fact that such blatant, deep-seated racism so publicly displayed was normal during the childhood of a woman isn’t even very old should be a reminder to us all that widespread white supremacy is not some long-past reality.

And now we have more video proof of that ugly reality.

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Actress and singer Selena Gomez has been turning over her Instagram account to Black voices, and this week Ruby Bridges had her day. In a video message, Bridges introduced footage that she said has not been seen by the public until now.

And then she shared the footage of what was happening the day she went to school—only it’s not only her own story highlighted in the video. Another family tried to take their child to school and faced an angry mob. (Warning: Racist language is used throughout the video.)

How can anyone watch this footage and imagine that we’ve solved all of our problems with racism? Ruby Bridges is still alive and she’s barely even retirement age. Society has changed and much progress has been made in at least making it broadly unpopular to voice racist hate. But the beliefs, both conscious and unconscious, that bred such hatred and rage didn’t magically disappear with the Civil Rights Act. A lot of it simply went underground. Until we reckon with that as a nation, we’re never going to have the “liberty and justice for all” that we espouse.

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Last week we predicted that Nike was going to have a big week ahead of them, but we never imagined they’d manage to snag every spot in this week’s top 5. It wasn’t an easy decision to spotlight Nike five times in a row, and this has never happened in SNX history, but credit where credit is due — they brought the fire this week. Aside from some fresh Air Max and Jordan drops, this week has also brought new threads from Comme des Garçons and BAPE, plus new sunglass frames from the mind of Jerry Lorenzo.

Let’s dive into the best sneaker and apparel drops of the week.

Air Max 90 Orange Duck Camo

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Nike’s Air Max 90 and in celebration, the brand has been dropping classic Air Max designs in new colorways all year. This week brings the release of the Orange Duck Camo, which utilizes Nike’s custom Duck Camo patterning on leather paneling overlaying a highlighter-bright orange mesh base. The Orange Duck Camo arrives on the heels of March and May’s Reverse Duck Camo and Green Duck Camo colorways. Now, all we need is a blue and white iteration, and we’ll have a Duck Camo sneaker fit for every season.

Seriously Nike, blue, and white. Get on that.

The Air Max 90 Orange Duck Camo is set to drop on June 16th for a retail price of $150. Pick up a pair exclusively through Nike’s UK webstore.

Air Jordan 6 Hare

If you’re still high on Jordan from last month’s Last Dance documentary, you’re going to want to scoop up this week’s best sneaker drop, the Air Jordan 6 Hare in Neutral Grey. The Neutral Grey colorway first debuted on a pair of Jordan 7s in 1992 in promotion of Space Jam and now the classic colorway featuring a base color of natural grey with vibrant color block black, red, and purple accents is adorning the Jordan 6, which is in every way a superior silhouette to the 7.

Other highlights of the sneaker include the purple Jumpman heel branding and translucent tongue. This is easily the best Jordan release in a year of amazing sneakers from Jordan Brand.

The Air Jordan Neutral Grey “Hare” is set to drop on June 17th for a retail price of $190. Pick up a pair through the Nike SNKRS app, at Foot Locker, or on the aftermarket at StockX.

Air Jordan 5 Top 3

If you’re a hardcore Jordan head you’re going to feel either one of two ways about the Jordan V Top 3. You either love the Frankenstein-esque amalgamation of the classic Grape, Metallic Silver, and Fire Red Jordan 5 designs that make up the sneaker’s upper, or you think it fails to capture the magic of any one of those individual colorways. We’re digging on it, the Top 3 brings together the iconic midsole of the Fire Reds, the sleek tongue of the classic Grapes, and the cool black suede of the Metallic Silver.

The sneaker is a greatest hits collection for Air Jordan 5-stans, so scoop it up if the fives are your top pick.

The Air Jordan 5 Top 3 is set to drop on June 20th for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair at Foot Locker, or 43einhalb.

Nike Air Max Supernova 2020 Collection

Space nerds will have their pick between galaxy printed versions of the Air Max 90, Air Max Plus, and Air Max 270 React silhouettes with the Air Max Supernova 2020 collection. The centerpiece of the collection is clearly the Air Max 90, which is dressed in a moody upper of purple and red tones, with a shimmery metallic swoosh, and blue and red leather accents. If you’re having a hard time choosing between the three, just grab the 90 and never look back.

The Nike Air Max Supernova 2020 Collection is set to drop on June 19th. Pick up a pair exclusively through Foot Locker.

Air Jordan 4 Metallic Red

This year has brought too many great Jordan colorways, and between the Metallic Reds, the Top 3s, and the Space Jam Hares, it’s a hell of a week for Jordan fans. The Jordan 4 Metallic Reds feature an ultra-clean white upper with metallic crimson detailing that looks like something you’d see in a Kanye West music video, you know back when he did stuff like this. The Metallic Red is the perfect Jordan sneaker for summer, and if you’re dressing for the season don’t skip this drop, as tempting as that Space Jam Hare colorway is.

The Air Jordan 4 Metallic Red is set to drop on June 20th for a retail price of $190. Pick up a pair exclusively through the Nike UK Store.

Fear of God x Barton Perreira FGBP.2020

It’s not often we include sunglasses on SNX DLX, but it’s also not often that a streetwear legend like Jerry Lorenzo is behind the frames. The FGBP.2020s, a collaboration between Lorenzo’s Fear of God label and sunglass brand Barton Perreira combine Fear of God’s love of minimalist design, with Barton Perreira’s unique face-accentuating designs. The FGBP.2020s will drop in five earth-toned colorways that match Fear of God’s aesthetic, in your choice of two different lens sizes with light brown and grey-toned gradient lenses.

The FGBP.2020 sunglasses are set to drop on June 19th for a retail price of $510. Oic up a pair through Barton Perreira or Fear of God.

BAPE x Comme des Garçons Osaka Collection

BAPE and Comme des Garçons have linked up for a collaboration that leans much more heavily on the BAPE side of things, but what do you expect when one brand’s logo is a big gorilla face, and the other’s logo is just text?. The collection features hoodies, t-shirts (including a shrunken t-shirt), and a big logo printed button-up shirt that all combine the BAPE and Comme des Garçons branding. The highlight of the collection is the camo hoodie, which combines dirty arctic camo tones with dual branding weaved throughout the patterning.

The BAPE x Comme des Garçons Osaka Collection is set to drop on June 20th exclusively at the Bape Store in Osaka and via a special online lottery. Check out the full collection on Instagram.

Toddy Snyder Cotton Jersey Face Mask

New York-based designer Todd Snyder is dropping a trio of 100% cotton face masks that will see one mask donated to a New York Hospital in need for every mask sold. Dropping in three colors which include Dark grey, navy, and asphalt, the Todd Snyder face masks feature an adjustable nose piece for a custom fit and an inner polyester pocket for filter insertion. The masks are intended to be reused and are machine washable in warm water.

Though it’s incredibly hard to make a face mask product shot look good, these masks from Todd Snyder are some of the best designer-masks we’ve come across.

The Todd Snyder Cotton Jersey Face Masks are available now for a retail price of $15. Pick up a mask at the Todd Snyder webstore.

With the one-year anniversary of Klay Thompson’s torn ACL now in the rearview mirror, a lot has changed for the Golden State Warriors. Not only did Kevin Durant exit for Brooklyn, but the Warriors battled other injuries throughout the 2019-20 season, ultimately landing in the NBA’s basement and falling short of trip to Orlando for the league’s 22-team restart. While the Warriors are generally discussed in different fashion to the rebuilding teams facing similarly extended off-seasons, Golden State does have a number of questions to answer, including the high-profile incorporation of Andrew Wiggins and a guaranteed top-five pick in the 2020 draft.

Still, the Warriors are still keyed by the trio of Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green and, as the league’s salary cap structure faces potential alterations, a massive price tag could arrive for Joe Lacob and company. After all, Curry, Thompson, Green and Wiggins are owed a combined $130 million (!) for the 2020-21 season alone and, in short, the franchise can’t afford for that foursome not to operate at the highest possible level.

With Wiggins, the Warriors knew they were “buying low” in an attempt to reconstruct a former No. 1 overall pick with considerable talent. With Curry, Golden State knows it has one of the best players in the NBA and a legitimate one-of-a-kind performer. And, with Green, the organization knows they have a top-level playoff X-factor, even if that elite performance may not show up for all 82 games.

For Thompson, though, the terrain is at least slightly less clear, as the now 30-year-old shooting guard recovers from a knee injury that kept him out of action for the entire 2019-20 season. Granted, the Warriors were greatly incentivized to keep Thompson off the court and, if anything, the extended layoff should be helpful to a player coming off an ACL tear. Thompson is in the middle of a five-year, $190 million contract, however, and that lofty salary brings a bit of additional pressure, along with the simple reality that Golden State needs its second-best offensive player firing on all cylinders.

It is possible that, as he recovers from a serious injury to begin his 30’s, Thompson may not recapture the same pure athleticism and explosiveness that he once held. To be fair, observers would not characterize Thompson as an uber-athlete even in his prime but, on the defensive end, Thompson does need his quickness to stay with smaller guards, as he often takes on major assignments in the backcourt. Thompson has always been underrated by advanced metrics, really on both ends of the floor, but his defensive impact is hard to quantify because it doesn’t come with steals and blocks. As he ages, that may be even more of a concern, especially if he transitions into simply being adequate after being a definitive positive during Golden State’s title runs.

Fortunately, Thompson does profile as a player that should age quite gracefully on the offensive end of the floor. To put it plainly, he is one of the best shooters in NBA history, knocking down 42 percent from three-point range at high volume for his entire career. Because Thompson rarely utilizes off-dribble moves to create space or advantages, his off-ball approach should also function well as he ages. Questions do arrive when prompted on just how much Thompson may decline, though, and his contract could become a talking point as a result.

Thompson is owed $157 million over the next four seasons and, even under the best possible circumstances, that is probably an overpay when considering his age and the recovery from injury. The Warriors likely knew this reality when they inked him to the five-year deal just weeks after his torn ACL but, with Durant now gone, Thompson may have more pressure as a scorer, much in the way that he did before Durant’s arrival in the first place. Curry will certainly operate as Golden State’s No. 1 option but, as evidenced by Thompson’s famous takeovers in high-profile playoff situations, he might be the club in the bag that the Warriors are more reliant on now that their hybrid, do-everything option in Durant is off the table when it counts.

While it would be silly to worry too much about Thompson, it is also fair to point out that the Warriors need him more than they did in their two previous runs to the NBA Finals. Green isn’t the same offensive player that he was in his absolute prime and, while Wiggins (and the first round pick) could conceivably return value in the coming years, there is a great deal of uncertainty with almost everything outside of Golden State’s “Big Three.”

That isn’t to say that Thompson won’t be given time to reacquaint himself with the rigors of an NBA season. On the whole, the Warriors may prioritize deep playoff runs, at the expense of the regular season, more than just about any franchise. From an overarching standpoint, Thompson may be the most under-discussed part of the Warriors’ next phase, though, and they essentially can’t afford — both on the floor and financially — for him to be less than a top-level player by the time the 2021 Playoffs (and beyond) arrive.

“While the LGBTQ+ movement has made increasing strides in the past decade, for many in the community, the workplace is still a challenging place to be their most open, authentic selves,” Sonos shared in a statement. “With that in mind, a small group of employees at Sonos joined together in early 2018 to establish an employee resource group (ERG) to help the entire company work towards creating a more welcoming, supportive atmosphere for all LGBTQ+ employees.”

Listen to Full Spectrum here.