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'Hunger Games' star was called a ‘monster’ after admitting he’s not a fan of Taylor Swift's music
A brief comment about Taylor Swift turned into a flood of online criticism for Josh Hutcherson.
The negative experience is a key reason the "Hunger Games" star keeps his distance from the internet.
"I got some heat because I did a photo shoot with Jordan, and Jordan asked me something about being a [Taylor Swift fan], and I was like, ‘Oh no, I’m definitely not a Swiftie,’" he recalled in an interview with GQ, referring to his co-star Jordan Firstman.
"All of a sudden it garnered this, ‘F--k him! He’s a monster! Destroy him! He’s short! He hates her because he’s short!’ It’s just like, whoa! I think she’s great. Her music is not my kind of music. That is why I don’t want to be online."
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Fox News Digital has reached out to a rep for Swift for comment.
He added that increased visibility can be "counterintuitive" to acting, arguing that when audiences know him too well, it becomes harder to disappear into a role.
"I don’t need that energy," he told the outlet about internet virality. "It’s counterintuitive to my job, because if people know you more, you can’t disappear into characters. They see you as, ‘Oh, that’s Josh.’ You know what I mean? So, if you’re a f-----g meme, people know you for the meme."
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Hutcherson grew up far from Hollywood in Kentucky before breaking into the industry as a child actor. The now 33-year-old quickly gained attention in the 2007 film "Bridge to Terabithia," but it was his casting as Peeta Mellark in "The Hunger Games" franchise that cemented him as a household name.
Instead of embracing social media, Hutcherson never made it a priority. Years later, he found himself thrust into the social media spotlight while promoting his latest TV show, "I Love LA."
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"Being thrust out again in the world and online in such a big way, doing a bunch of press and being on TikTok, all those things made me feel very exposed," Hutcherson told GQ. "I started to get a lot of anxiety about it."
The "Five Nights at Freddys" star admitted even after all these years, he still struggles with "those same insecurities" he had as a young teen in the industry. The rosacea, the acne, his height, "haven’t gone away."
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"I think I’ve learned how to cope and accept that these are my genetics," he told the outlet. "This is what I have."
As Hutcherson continues working to reintroduce himself to audiences following his "Hunger Games" fame, he's taken on darker projects, including "57 Seconds" alongside Morgan Freeman and "Future Man."
Hutcherson explained he feels "really good right now, like I’m owning myself and who I am and what I look like."
"That could change tomorrow," he added. "I could wake up and find out that some other guy got cast for a role that I wanted. Maybe he’s taller. That can trigger all that s---. It’s easier to keep a tiger in a cage than on a leash. So I’m trying to keep it in the cage, but it is trying to get out sometimes."
Warren says her ‘kind of man’ is left-wing Senate hopeful rocked by Nazi-tattoo, Reddit controversies
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., long a progressive force in New England, traveled to Maine over the weekend to boost left-wing Senate candidate Graham Platner ahead of the state’s pivotal Democratic primary.
"Graham is a combat veteran. He’s an oyster farmer, he is an organizer, and he is the person who is going to beat Susan Collins," said Warren at his campaign rally on Saturday in Portland.
At one point during the rally, Warren said Platner was her "kind of man," recalling that she first noticed him in an interview where he argued the system was "rigged" after the 2008 financial crash as no bankers were jailed.
Warren is championing Platner as a "fighter" for Maine voters, drawing national attention to the candidate ahead of a showdown with two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who has the backing of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. A series of controversies, however, trail Platner.
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"Insiders who go along to get along are not going to hose the corruption out of Washington. We need Graham Platner to come in and get the corruption out of Washington," said Warren from the rally.
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"There are people who realize that when the system is this broken, when there are this many billionaires who have this much control over our country, it is no longer time to make little change at the margins, it is time for big, structural change," Warren added.
Maine’s Democratic primary is June 9, with Platner working to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November's general election.
Platner's past controversies have been political fodder for the Mills campaign, including directing voters to his decade-old Reddit posts in which he appeared to place blame on sexual assault victims and defended Hamas military moves, among other messages from the 2013 and 2014 era. Platner also came under fire for having a chest tattoo recognized as a Nazi symbol, which he has since apologized for and covered.
"For those of you who have read these things and been offended, have read these things and seen someone that you don’t recognize, I am deeply sorry," Platner said in an apology video in 2025.
Warren, who is one of President Donald Trump’s most relentless critics, notably condemned Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth last year for his Christian tattoos, which include the Jerusalem Cross and the Latin phrase "Deus Vult," which translates to "God wills it."
"We cannot have a Defense Secretary whose fellow service members feel concerned enough about to report as a potential insider threat," Warren wrote in a lengthy letter to Hegseth in 2025 over her concerns with his tattoos.
The Massachusetts Democrat has downplayed Platner's past controversies since her endorsement of the Senate candidate.
"Look, he has apologized for that, and he’s out there talking to the people of Maine every single day," Warren told HuffPost when asked about Platner's controversies.
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The race has amplified divisions within the Democrat Party, with left-wing lawmakers such as Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders back Platner, while Schumer and Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have backed Mills for the Senate.
Platner, angling himself a Washington outsider, spoke Saturday about wealth being shifted to the "ruling class" through a system created by establishment politicians.
"The money went somewhere, and it wasn’t down here. It was stolen from us, stolen from us in a system that was built by establishment politicians like Susan Collins," said Platner, as Democrats increasingly lean into slamming the Trump administration and GOP for its economic policies in the lead up to the midterms.
Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Warren and Planter for comment on Monday.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Bonny Chu contributed to this report.
Tina Fey praises Matt Damon's Brett Kavanaugh parody on 'SNL,' 'played him so perfectly'
"Saturday Night Live" alum Tina Fey praised Matt Damon's 2018 parody of Justice Brett Kavanaugh as "perfectly" done when she looked back on the series' work in politics.
Fey gave a special shout-out to the actor while appearing at History Talks, a speaker event sponsored by the History Channel in Philadelphia, when recalling iconic political parodies such as Darrell Hammond as Al Gore and Dana Carvey as George H. W. Bush. She praised the actor for helping to relieve the "frustration" people had when watching Kavanaugh's 2018 Senate hearings after he was nominated by President Donald Trump.
"He came in and just played him so perfectly, it helped alleviate a frustration that many viewers of those hearings had," Fey said Saturday. "It only works if it’s correct."
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Damon portrayed Kavanaugh as loud and emotional in response to sexual and physical assault allegations made against him by Christine Blasey Ford.
"Let me tell you this," he said. "I’m going to start at an 11. I’m going to take it to about a 15 real quick. First of all I showed this speech to almost no one — not my family, not my friends... This is my speech. There are others like it, but this is mine. I wrote it myself last night while screaming into an empty bag of Doritos."
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The sketch also made several references to Kavanaugh's preference for beer and his "beautiful, creepy" diary-like calendars submitted as evidence during his hearing.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Supreme Court for comment.
During the History Talks event, Fey also referenced her time portraying 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, which commentators have suggested swayed public opinion regarding the political figure. Fey maintained that the sketch comedy series did not influence politics as much as people believed and called her portrayal of Palin a "fair hit."
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"We always worked really hard to make sure they were what we call a ‘fair hit.’ It only felt like it would work if it was based in something that was true," Fey said.
She added, "Sometimes people will ask me, ‘Does SNL try to control the narrative of politics?’ And they really do not. You really can’t because if it’s not true, it will not be funny."
Nancy Mace moves to expel fellow Republican Cory Mills, setting up rare House vote this week
FIRST ON FOX: The House of Representatives will see a rare expulsion vote this week after Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said she would seek the removal of an embattled Republican from Congress.
Mace filed a motion to expel Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., on Monday evening, teeing up a chamber-wide vote later this week.
Mace’s resolution, first obtained by Fox News Digital, accuses Mills of misrepresenting his military service, sexual misconduct, campaign finance violations and illicit involvement in federal contracts as a member of Congress, among other charges.
The expulsion push comes after NOTUS reported on Monday that Mills was drafting a similar resolution to remove Mace from the chamber.
A spokesperson for Mills did not immediately return a request for comment on Mace’s expulsion resolution or the status of the congressman’s measure targeting Mace.
"As a survivor, I will always stand up and right the wrongs of others," Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina, wrote on social media Monday. "He is only coming after me because he knows he’s next."
Mills has faced a bevy of recent scandals, including allegedly threatening an ex-girlfriend with revenge porn after they broke up and a separate assault allegation that law enforcement responded to in Washington, D.C., last year.
He has denied any wrongdoing and has not been criminally charged. Mills is seeking a third House term this November and President Donald Trump has endorsed his re-election campaign.
It is unclear whether Mace’s resolution could clear the two-thirds threshold required to expel a member of Congress.
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Lawmakers in both parties have largely stopped short of calling for Mills’ removal, though many have voiced concern about the serious allegations against him.
"If there's evidence of criminal misconduct and wrongdoing, I hold the same standard for every member of Congress, whether they're a Democrat or Republican," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital last week when asked about whether she would support expelling Mills.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., is also expected to face an expulsion vote as soon as Tuesday if she does not resign.
The House Ethics Committee is expected to recommend its suggested punishment against Cherfilus-McCormick for violating more than two dozen ethics rules during a hearing Tuesday afternoon. She is also facing a separate federal criminal indictment.
Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, resigned last week to avoid looming expulsion votes, though both scandal-plagued lawmakers were likely at higher risk of being successfully removed by their colleagues. Swalwell has been accused by at least five women of sexual misconduct, while Gonzales admitted to an extramarital affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.
The looming expulsion vote is not the first time Mace and Mills are set to clash on the House floor.
Mace’s push to censure Mills and strip him of two committee assignments was overwhelmingly rejected by the House in November 2025. More than 300 lawmakers voted to send the matter to the House Ethics Committee, which is also investigating Mills for domestic violence and misrepresenting his military service, among other allegations of misconduct.
House GOP leadership has continued to stand by the embattled Florida Republican.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who has urged lawmakers to let Ethics Committee proceedings run their course prior to punitive measures, told reporters last week that he would be "looking into" the status of the Mills probe.
The House Ethics Committee released a statement Monday stating that its investigation into Mills that began in November 2025 was still ongoing. The panel noted its inquiry involves "sexual misconduct and/or dating violence."
The traditionally secretive panel did not specify a timeline for when it plans to wrap up the probe.
Cocaine worth over $1.1M seized from 'empty' truck at Texas border
FIRST ON FOX: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers busted a massive drug smuggling attempt in Texas, resulting in more than $1.1 million in cocaine being seized at the southern border.
Fox News Digital learned that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted nearly 100 pounds of suspected cocaine in an empty commercial tractor-trailer. The trailer was stopped on April 15 while crossing into the U.S. from Reynosa, Mexico.
This comes as the Department of Homeland Security continues to report that Border Patrol agents have not released a single migrant into the U.S. interior for 11 consecutive months, pointing to what officials described as historically low levels of illegal crossings.
Acting CBP Deputy Commissioner Ron Vitiello remarked that, besides stopping the illegal crossings, an "effective combination of technological tools and inspections experience" is ensuring that "these narcotics will not enter the U.S. and wreak any further havoc on our communities."
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According to CBP, officers flagged the empty vehicle for secondary inspection using nonintrusive inspection equipment and screening from a canine team. A physical inspection led to the discovery of 32 packages of suspected cocaine with a combined weight of over 83 pounds, concealed within the trailer floor. The agency said the cocaine has an estimated street value of $1,111,503.
Officers seized the narcotics, tractor and trailer while special agents from Homeland Security Investigations initiated a criminal investigation into the seizure.
After the seizure, Vitiello said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital that "under the powerful leadership of President Donald J. Trump and Department of Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin, our frontline CBP officers utilized an effective combination of technological tools and inspections experience to zero-in on and interdict this significant cocaine load."
Vitiello added that "these narcotics will not enter the U.S. and wreak any further havoc on our communities."
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Earlier this month, Mullin touted eleven straight months of "zero" releases at the border.
He said that "under President Donald Trump’s leadership, we are delivering the most secure border in American history," adding, "The world knows America’s borders are closed to lawbreakers."
DHS said that nationwide in March, CBP seized over 65,000 pounds of drugs, including 613 pounds of fentanyl.
CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott credited "America First policies, real consequences, and a unified federal effort—backed by personnel, infrastructure, and technology" for "how we’ve delivered the most secure border in U.S. history."
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"Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, we’re building on what works, refining our approach, and locking in real border security," he said, adding, "This isn’t temporary—it’s the new normal."
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer exits Trump admin; Keith Sonderling named acting head
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer is leaving the Trump administration and will be temporarily replaced by Keith Sonderling.
Sonderling, who serves under DeRemer, will become the agencies acting secretary.
Her exit comes after a whistleblower complaint accused the labor secretary of an affair with her security guard, drinking on the job and using staff to fabricate official travel for personal trips at taxpayer expense.
This story is breaking. Please check back for updates.
Cowboys make Brandon Aubrey the highest-paid kicker in NFL history: reports
The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly made kicker Brandon Aubrey the richest kicker in NFL history.
The Cowboys announced on Tuesday that they signed Aubrey to a four-year, $28 million contract extension, with multiple outlets reporting on the terms. The 31-year-old will become the first kicker in NFL history to earn $7 million per season.
Aubrey has spent three seasons with the Cowboys, making the Pro Bowl in all of them. In his career, Aubrey has nailed 112 of 127 field goals for an 88.2% field goal percentage.
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He has not only made a remarkable amount of his kicks, but has shown off impressive range, with a career long of 65 yards, which is the franchise record for the longest field goal.
Aubrey’s path to NFL stardom has not been linear. He went to high school in the Dallas area and played soccer at Notre Dame before he was taken by Toronto FC in the MLS draft in 2017.
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He was working as a software engineer in Arlington, where the Cowboys play at AT&T Stadium, when his wife encouraged him to pursue a kicking career. Aubrey spent two years in the USFL and signed with the Cowboys before training camp in 2023.
He had as good a beginning to a career as possible, as he nailed an NFL record for most kicks made without a miss to start his career at 35. That was the first of many record he would set over his three years with the Cowboys.
Aubrey became the first player to make three field goals of at least 55 yards in the same game against the Detroit Lions last year, when he was also the first with three from at least 60 yards in the same season.
His six field goals of more than 60 yards are the most in NFL history.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Newest Steelers receiver Michael Pittman Jr talks possible Aaron Rodgers return: 'I'm hoping he's close'
The Pittsburgh Steelers are still waiting on Aaron Rodgers’ 2026 NFL season decision — will he play, or is retirement finally calling for the four-time MVP?
The Steelers and head coach Mike McCarthy, his old leader from their time with the Green Bay Packers, continue to wait patiently, and so is one of the newest in the building: wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr.
"I’m hoping he’s close," Pittman told Fox News Digital during a recent interview ahead of his time at the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh with Toyota.
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Pittman arrived in Pittsburgh earlier this offseason after the Indianapolis Colts reached a trade with the Steelers to send the seven-year receiver east. As he continues to get acclimated, Pittman is already hearing the question: Is Rodgers coming back?
"I don’t know anything — people think that we know something. Why would Aaron tell me anything?" he said, laughing.
Pittman said he isn’t "worried about it too much" from a personal perspective, given his time in Indianapolis was riddled with quarterback turnover. Throughout his tenure with the Colts, Pittman played for 10 different starting quarterbacks, including Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, and Daniel Jones this past season.
It even got so bad in 2025 following Jones’ injury that he was reunited with Rivers, who was signed in hopes he could help salvage the season.
But while some of those guys are likely heading to the Pro Football Hall of Fame one day, there’s no doubting Rodgers’ Canton hopes and what he brings to a team even if he is turning 43 in December.
"Obviously, Aaron is a great player — look at everything he’s done," Pittman added. "We would love to have him back. At the end of the day, he has to decide that for himself."
Rodgers may not be at the Steelers’ start to voluntary offseason program, but he is working out to stay in shape in preparation for the new season if he decides to return. But there has been radio silence between both sides, according to NFL Network, and there is no expectation to hear from him before the first round of the draft begins on Thursday night.
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While Pittman, the Steelers and the rest of the NFL wait to hear from Rodgers, Will Howard, the team’s sixth-round pick in last year’s draft, is the expected starting quarterback for McCarthy’s squad heading into the voluntary workouts.
In the meantime, Pittman will continue to enjoy the sports-crazed city he now calls home.
"Being in Pittsburgh, just the vibe of driving around, everybody is wearing something sports. It’s either the Steelers, the Pirates or the Penguins," Pittman explained. "Somebody’s wearing some black and gold, which I think is awesome. They love their football there. I mean, Indy loves football, too. I’m not taking anything away from Indy fans, but it’s just the Pittsburgh — everybody knows Pittsburgh for being Pittsburgh. The Steelers, the fans. The town is set on these rivers. The stadium is right there, the scenery. It is something crazy, and I’m excited to be there and be able to play for them."
IMPACTING LOCAL FLAG FOOTBALL WITH TOYOTA
Pittman is always looking to impact his community, especially being in a new city. Following his role as a coach during Toyota’s Glow Up Classic during Super Bowl week in San Francisco, Pittman is back with the automotive manufacturer for a special NFL Draft flag football training camp featuring Pittsburgh high school girls flag players on the eve of draft night.
Pittman, alongside some NFL Draft prospects and members of the U.S. Women’s National Flag Football team, will be putting on his coach’s hat to help coordinate drills, while giving instruction and mentorship to those girls participating.
And even better, select participants will be chosen to walk the NFL Draft Red Carpet, as they get to experience and witness some of the best young players in football fulfill their dream, like Pittman, of hearing their names called in the NFL Draft.
With new national data from Campus Multimedia and YouGov finding that 70% of teens (12-17) want brands supporting their school community, this is just another example of how Toyota is making an impact in communities all over the country. As an official partner of NFL FLAG league play, which has helped grow the game by reaching over 300,000 youth players nationwide with over $3 million in support, Toyota is also buying all NFL FLAG fall registration kit fees for current players in the Pittsburgh Flag Football League (PFFL) coed youth and high school girls leagues.
"Our main message to these girls is to capture their spotlight, and I just know this is all for them," Pittman said. "We’re just there to pump them up and anyway we can champion them and just lift them up and let them know we’re here to support girls flag and we want to make it a renowned sport."
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'The View' co-host claims Caitlyn Jenner has 'special place in hell' over Trump support
"The View" co-host Ana Navarro sounded off on Caitlyn Jenner during the show on Monday after the former Olympic athlete said she was having a problem changing her gender on her passport, to which Navarro responded with, that there is a "special place in hell" for people like her.
"Caitlyn Jenner? Girl, cry me a river. Let me play my little violin for you," Navarro said. "Changing the marker on the passports is an executive order that he signed on day one, so if you think he didn't know what he was doing, if you think he wasn't fulfilling a campaign promise because, as you say, he absolutely exploited this issue in order to get people to the polls."
"I think there's a special place in hell for people who only care about themselves and don't care about the effect on others," Navarro added.
Jenner said during an episode of Tomi Lahren's podcast that she was not able to change her gender to "F" on her passport. Jenner said she sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for help but that she has not heard back.
"I'm going to quote trans advocate Janetta Johnson, who said this in 2015: 'Jenner is a rich, White b----. She can pay for everything she needs,'" Navarro said, quoting Johnson. "'But I think she now needs to put some of that money back into the transgender community, as she has taken a lot. All these years, we've been abused and battered, yet she's used none of her power to help the community and bring about change.'"
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin called the Trump executive order "stupid policy" and said it was meant to embarrass people.
"That is not an issue that in any way betters the lives of the American people," Griffin said.
Trump signed the executive order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," on his first day in office. The order mandates the federal government recognize only two sexes — male and female — based on immutable biological characteristics, which must be reflected on official documents, like passports.
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The State Department, responsible for passports, is no longer issuing passports with the "X" marker that’s been available since 2021 and is not honoring requests to change gender markers between "M" and "F."
Jenner expressed support for Trump during the podcast despite the passport issue. The White House did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment.
"I haven't heard from him. He’s kind of busy right now. My gender marker is not big on the issue, OK? So, I get that, and I’m not blaming him whatsoever. I love the guy, and I love what he’s doing," Jenner said.
Jenner's representation did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Hunter Schafer, a transgender actor and star of the HBO series "Euphoria," revealed in February 2025 that her new passport was issued with a male gender marker because of the executive order.
Schafer, 26, posted a video on social media detailing how her passport had been stolen while she was filming in Spain. After receiving an emergency passport, she later had to apply for a new, permanent one in Los Angeles. Schafer, who transitioned to female when she was a teenager, said her original passport identified her as female, but the new one she received marked her as male.
Schafer said she wasn’t posting the video to "create drama," "fearmonger" or "receive consolation," but rather because she thought it was worth noting "the reality of the situation and that it is actually happening."
Harvard reportedly investigating Republican Club over social media post about Muslim group's campus event
Harvard University is investigating the Harvard Republican Club (HRC) after the student group's social media post targeting a Muslim campus event triggered backlash and accusations of harassment.
The Dean of Students Office is reviewing whether the club violated Harvard's harassment and photography policies with the post after receiving a complaint, according to a report by The Harvard Crimson.
On April 4, the HRC shared a post criticizing the Harvard Islamic Society's Eid al-Fitr event on campus celebrating the end of Ramadan. The post remains pinned to the top of the student group's X account.
"Today, students were interrupted from their midterm studies for several hours by loud music and prayers outside their windows," it reads. "Harvard's historic Quincy Courtyard had been turned into a bazaar selling Hijabs, Burqas and Qurans for an Eid Mubarak celebration hosted by Harvard’s Islamic Society."
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The club also claimed "prayer mats" covered the grass, speakers "blasted Islamic music" and the event "attracted dozens of unvetted strangers who roamed outside student dorms."
The post further alleged that Harvard campus security told one of its members he was not allowed to take pictures of the event.
"Harvard has been captured," the post said.
Moeen M. Razzaque, co-president of the Harvard Islamic Society, pushed back on the claims in an op-ed for the Crimson, calling the post "blatant lies" and "bigotry."
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He defended the event as a "typical gathering of University affiliates and guests" that was planned months in advance with administrative approval, and he called on Harvard to take disciplinary action against the Republican group.
"Since the HRC chose to engage in flagrant conduct with no remorse, they must face consequences. A formal university complaint has been lodged; if there is no further University action or intervention after such a public attack, then Harvard’s stated commitment to religious pluralism is only in writing," he wrote.
Muslim civil rights group The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) also urged Harvard to act.
In a letter to Harvard President Alan M. Garber on April 14, the group demanded the university take "immediate disciplinary action" against the Harvard Republican Club for its "abusive targeting of Muslim students celebrating Eid" and "publicly condemn Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism."
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Harvard University and the Harvard Republican Club did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment.
The Ivy League university is currently battling the Trump administration over its crackdown on antisemitism on university campuses.
Last week, the Trump administration slashed more than $2 billion in multi-year grants and contracts to Harvard after President Garber said the school would not comply with the administration's demands related to antisemitism.
The dispute comes after the Justice Department sued Harvard in March, alleging it failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment and discrimination on campus after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.