The Drama with Zendaya; BAFTAs Slur Fallout; Sheryl Sandberg Leans AI; Sex Pest Take-It-Down Conviction; Sex Toys Meta Ban; ANTIFA Terrorism Trial – NEWS ROUNDUP!
April 11, 2026
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5 min readThe Drama with Zendaya; BAFTAs Slur Fallout; Sheryl Sandberg Leans AI; Sex Pest Take-It-Down Conviction; Sex Toys Meta Ban; ANTIFA Terrorism Trial – NEWS ROUNDUP!
"Nobody is a bigger enforcer of society's rules than Mike," Bridget Todd tells her co-host on this episode of There Are No Girls on the Internet, after he shushed a theater full of young people talking at full volume through the trailers for Zendaya's new A24 movie The Drama. The exchange captures the episode's tone: a mix of personal observation, cultural commentary, and sharp skepticism about institutional power—whether the institution is the BBC, Meta, the justice system, or Sheryl Sandberg's nonprofit.
The BAFTA Slur Investigation: A Story That Doesn't Add Up
The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit released its findings about what went wrong when John Davidson, a man with Tourette's syndrome, yelled the N-word during the live BAFTA ceremony in February. Davidson had been told he would be seated far from the stage where no one would hear his ticks, but a live microphone was placed in front of him. The slur made it into the broadcast, even as Sony executives asked the BAFTAs not to include it. Meanwhile, a speech where Akinola Davies Jr. said "Free Palestine" was edited out.
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What you'll learn
- 1 Timestamped Navigation Outline
- 2 (02:35) **Opening: Movie Theater Etiquette Debate** - Bridget and Mike discuss their experience seeing Zendaya's new A24 movie "The Drama" and whether young people have changed theater etiquette
- 3 (10:08) **Sheryl Sandberg's New AI Push** - Sandberg's organization Lean In releases research on women's AI adoption in the workplace
- 4 (11:49) **Zuckerberg Throws Sandberg Under the Bus** - Last summer, Zuckerberg blamed Sandberg for Meta's diversity initiatives during a meeting with Stephen Miller
- 5 (16:02) **Lean In's Controversial New CEO** - Sandberg hired Bridget Griswold, a former Meta product manager who entered the workforce only three years ago, as CEO
- 6 (19:46) **Sandberg Criticizes Trad Wife Movement** - Sandberg calls the trad wife online movement a "recycled idea" that pushes women to give up careers
- 7 (27:45) **BAFTAs Slur Fallout Investigation** - Results released from BBC's Executive Complaints Unit investigation into the BAFTAs broadcast controversy
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Show Notes
In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Mike cover the tech news stories you might have missed.
Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is fighting the gender gap in AI adoption, but raising questions about its own leadership. https://www.fastcompany.com/91521751/sheryl-sandbergs-lean-in-is-fighting-the-gender-gap-in-ai-adoption
Gen Z Goes to the Movies! The new Zendaya film 'The Drama' is a smash hit. Younger Audiences Are Driving Box Office Sales, Study Shows
https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/gen-z-driving-box-office-1236703551/
The FBI was able to recover deleted Signal messages from a user's phone because they were stored in his notification history. Check your Signal settings now to stay safe "Settings > Notification > Store" https://www.404media.co/fbi-extracts-suspects-deleted-signal-messages-saved-in-iphone-notification-database-2/
She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section. https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section
BBC breached editorial standards over BAFTAs racial slur but no big deal, BBC investigation finds. https://news.sky.com/story/bbc-breached-editorial-standards-over-baftas-racial-slur-investigation-finds-13529270
Ohio creep becomes first to be convicted under new Take-It-Down law for sexually explicit images:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/08/ohio-man-convicted-ai-sexually-explicit-images
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