News about Stephen Hagan

Krispy Kreme is forced to repent for a 'racist' marketing quip

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 22, 2023
A series of advertisements promoting people coming together for activities such as birthday parties, sports matches, life milestones, and movie nights were released by the doughnut franchise. However, after one of the advertisements featured a racial word, the corporation was forced to release a grovelling apology.

Dr Stephen Hagan, the man behind push to rename Coon cheese, calls for national audit on offensive and racist place names - including Blackfellows beach in South Australia

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 6, 2023
Dr Stephen Hagan, a Queensland-based author and anti-racism activist, said that 'every public sign" needs to be investigated state by state. 'We need to highlight and red flag signs that are offensive,' Dr. Hagan said in The Advertiser. If the answer is "yes," ask them to nominate a word to replace it and then go about formalizing it, then go about formalizing it. If there is a sign that First Nations people are offensive or derogatory, take it down.'

A few doors down from the killer's on-screen home in Netflix's thriller You on sale for £4 million

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 16, 2023
A mews house just a few doors away from serial killer Joe Goldberg's home on hit Netflix show 'You' is up for auction for less than £4 million. In the English capital in the new series after faking his death and lands himself in an apartment, which is being shot in Kynance Mews, south Kensington, murderous heartthrob Joe, played by Penn Badgley, is present. Narcissistic Joe is often seen gazing through the windows of neighbour Malcolm Harding, played by Stephen Hagan, and Charlotte Ritchie's Kate Galvin. The luxurious Kynance Mews homes were built behind larger townhouses, some of which have now been divided into flats.

In "You" Season 4, the Rich Killer, the newest serial killer, gives Joe a run for his money

www.popsugar.co.uk, February 14, 2023
In "You" season four, there is no shortage of crime and murder. However, the first part of the season has had a surprising number of events relative to the first three seasons. Instead of the usual stalking and killing in the pursuit of Joe Goldberg's new obsession (Penn Badgley), there's a new serial killer in town who has been obsessed with discovering Joe's true identity and capturing members of London's most coveted young professionals. So who is this anonymous Eat the Rich Killer?Why did he take such an interest in Joe? This season, Joe has returned to London to reimagine himself and begin as Professor Jonathan Moore. Malcolm Harding (Stephen Hagan), his brother and classmate, introduces Joe to his tiny but elite circle of friends. After a wild night out, Joe discovers Malcolm dead on his dining room table in the first episode. Joe has no remembrance of the shooting but reverts to his old ways of disposing of the body. Later in the episode, he gets a text from a "high-security chat app" that erases everything you say" from the real killer, who is surprised by how Joe got rid of the body. While still working on a small project of their own, they'll tell Joe that they're going to figure out Joe's identity.

Since changing the name to Cheer Cheese, Coon Cheese has seen a decrease in sales

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 16, 2022
Rowan Dean (pictured right) of Australia's national Coon cheese factory said the sacking of up to 75 workers at a factory that was formerly Coon cheese was a case of 'Go woke, go broke'. After a campaign revealed that the old name was racist, the then 86-year-old Australian Coon cheese brand changed its name to Cheer in July 2021.