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Nick Offerman Epically Rips Ben Shapiro's Homophobic Rant About His Critically-Acclaimed 'The Last Of Us' Episode
Offerman's role in the zombie-apocalypse show saw him forming an unlikely gay partnership with actor Murray Bartlett amidst the collapse of civilization. The story was among the show's most beloved chapters, with Offerman winning an Emmy and Bartlett receiving an Emmy nomination.
But Shapiro, of course, had a performative meltdown about it that became arguably even more viral.
Which is regretful for multiple reasons, not least of which, Offerman told podcaster Sam Fragoso, was that Shapiro didn't even get the story right.
In the show, Bartlett, who is fleeing the zombies in question, stumbles upon the home of Offerman's character, a doomsday prepper who reluctantly takes Bartlett in and then falls in love with him.
The two then settle into a sort of marriage—inasmuch as a couple can during a zombie apocalypse.
Shapiro, of course, got his conservative feelings hurt, derisively calling the show "Brokeback Zombie Farm” and whining that:
“...when you go to see The Last of Us what you generally want to see is a zombie apocalypse TV show not two gay dudes dating.”
He went on to incorrectly summarize Offerman and Bartlett's arc on the show, likely because he didn't even watch it.
"The entire episode has no zombies, no real threat, and it is about two gay dudes who meet and have a relationship... There’s gay Ron Swanson, and it’s complete with sex scenes and the whole thing."
"And gay Ron Swanson decides that he is also going to commit suicide at the same time because of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ or ‘Romeo and Romeo’ in this particular case.”
That's not a spoiler, because that's not really what happens.
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Anyway, Fragoso, host of podcast Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, asked Offerman about what it was like to be at the center of one of Shapiro's dumb rants.
Offerman did not mince words.
“I mean, I don’t know what to say. I’m embarrassed for his reading comprehension."
"I think he got eight things wrong in his recap, besides his rampant homophobia."
He went on to lament the influence that Shapiro has over the culture—or did at one time, anyway.
“It’s really upsetting to understand how powerful that probably is and how many people it’s reached and would be in agreement with it..."
“Let’s say there are 500 million people that love Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro and they agree with this and eat this hand over fist. I don’t know what I can do or say that’s not going to invite their rancor..."
"...And so... I completely don’t engage anymore with any of that and instead just take a deep breath.”
Seems he's not alone. The Daily Wire, like most conservative media since the Trump Administration's wildly unpopular fascist takeover, has been in a state of pronounced collapse for the better part of a year.
Shapiro's traffic has collapsed and his empire has shed so many subscribers that it has resulted in several rounds of layoffs.
On social media, many people applauded Offerman's takedown of Shapiro.
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For his report, Shapiro's response to Offerman's takedown is awfully touchy! He told EW in part:
“Watching a TV show does not require ‘reading comprehension,’ since you watch a TV show rather than reading it. Which he might know if he read more books..."
"So, in short, I’d recommend that Mr. Offerman stick with deadpan humor and reading lines other people wrote.”
Wow, sick burn, Ben. Hit dogs sure do holler...
Fans Bummed After The Spice Girls Reveal What Their 'Big Announcement' Is—And It's Not A Reunion Tour
The ad posed two questions seemingly designed to get fans talking:
“R U A SPICE GIRLS FAN WITH THE ABILITY TO SING & DANCE? R U A SUPERFAN, A COLLECTOR, A MUSIC LOVER?”
Cue the speculation. New album? Reunion tour? A Las Vegas residency at the Sphere? Surprise collaboration with Katseye? Victoria Beckham voluntarily climbing back into a pair of platform boots? Anything seemed possible.
And some fans like @fitforjustice_ were already preparing to make questionable financial decisions:
“If it’s a world tour, I’m selling my house to buy tix!”
Friendship never ends. Homeownership, apparently, is negotiable.
Meanwhile, the Spice Girls weren’t exactly rushing to clear things up. The caption offered only a date and time—“10.09.2026 | 2 pm BST”—which did absolutely nothing to bring expectations back down to Earth.
Watch the teaser that had fans dreaming big below:
And to be fair, fans weren’t pulling the reunion-tour dreams out of thin air.
Reports from outlets including TMZ have claimed that members of the group have held meetings about rough plans for a possible UK and U.S. tour, though no official dates or venues have been announced.
So yes, the platform boots may want to remain within reach.
But when 2 p.m. BST finally rolled around, fans learned what the Spice Girls really, really wanted to announce—and it wasn’t a tour.
The big moment arrived with a decidedly collectible twist:
“The Singles Collection. ALL the singles. ALL the B-sides. And a few surprises from the vault... ✌️ For the first time ever, they’re all together in THE SINGLES COLLECTION 💖”
Along with the cruel reminder that the girl group’s hit "Wannabe" is 30—yes, 30—years old, the reveal flashes through brightly colored clips from the iconic music video before landing on a shiny Spice Girls shopping bag. The limited-edition box sets bring together the group’s singles, B-sides, and previously unreleased demos across 14 discs of colored vinyl and CDs.
And the price? And the price? £278—or roughly $375 USD, before shipping, taxes, and any surprise Trump-era tariff plot twists at checkout.
See what all the fuss was about here:
Needless to say, that wasn’t exactly what some fans had spent the previous 24 hours manifesting. After dreams of a reunion tour began dancing in their heads, a collection of songs they already know and love landed with considerably less Girl Power than expected.
Here’s how the fandom took the news:
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Of course, this isn’t even the first time the Spice Girls have toyed with our emotions this year. Just days earlier, Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton and Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell-Horner reunited for a cheeky Dunkin’ campaign introducing the forgotten sixth member of the group: Pumpkin Spice, played by Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch.
The ad even gave Pumpkin Spice her own “total banger,” Bumpin’ Pumpkins, before revealing she “left the band to focus on lattes.”
See the Spice Girls reunion we apparently are getting this fall:
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In the span of a few days, the Spice Girls have given us 14 discs, a shiny shopping bag, and an entirely new Pumpkin Spice. Everything, apparently, except tour dates.
Somewhere, Ticketmaster is just sitting there feeling neglected.