Terry Richardson, who for years courted some of the biggest brands in fashion despite multiple sexual assault allegations throughout his career, was hit with a lawsuit Tuesday accusing him of sexually assaulting a model during a photoshoot in 2004, the New York Times reported. The lawsuit was brought by Minerva …
Read More »Anti-Vaxxers Think an Emergency Phone Alert Will Cause a Zombie Apocalypse
“Is there a Zombie Apocalypse activated by 5G towers on the way?!?!” wrote the QAnon influencer behind a Telegram channel called The Patriot Voice, which is followed by more than 50,000 people, in a post shared at the end of September. The message cites a supposed military expert’s claim that …
Read More »Three Dead, At Least 50 People Injured After Amtrak Train Derails in Missouri
Three people died and at least 50 people were injured after a 250-person Amtrak train derailed in Mendon, Missouri on Monday. The train, en route from Los Angeles to Chicago, derailed after it hit a dump truck in the rural town 100 miles from Kansas City. Cpl. Justin Dunn of …
Read More »WWE CEO Vince McMahon Steps Down Amid Investigation Into Hush-Money Payment, Sexual Misconduct Accusations
World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon will step aside from the company’s business affairs amid an investigation into allegations of a hush-money payment to a former employee and new accusations of sexual misconduct. The Wall Street Journal first reported Thursday that McMahon paid a secret $3 million settlement to an …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein's Sex Crimes Conviction Upheld by NY Appeals Panel
A New York appeals court upheld the 23-year prison sentence against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, ensuring that the disgraced producer will remain behind bars ahead of his upcoming Los Angeles trial on sexual assault charges. In March 2020, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being found guilty on …
Read More »Why Is TikTok Saying No to New York's Legal Weed?
If you live in the state of New York, you may have seen some new public service announcements in the past several weeks. With bright blocks of color and bold lettering appearing in English and Spanish iterations, they look like any other PSAs about mask-wearing or being polite on public …
Read More »Why Aren't Influencers Talking About Roe v. Wade?
Since Politico published a leaked version of a Supreme Court majority decision draft potentially overturning Roe v. Wade, many mainstream celebrities have come forward to publicly state their support for abortion rights. Harry Styles posted in support of Roe v. Wade on his instagram stories, Phoebe Bridgers spoke movingly about …
Read More »Kevin Samuels, Polarizing YouTuber Notorious for Comments About Black Women, Dead at 56
Kevin Samuels, the popular YouTuber known for his controversial dating advice and comments about Black women, has died. He was 56. Samuels’ mother, Beverly Samuels-Burch, confirmed her son’s death to NBC News, although declined to share details. Samuels-Burch added that she learned of her son’s death from social media: “That …
Read More »Is Drake Horny for Abby Shapiro?
On April 19, Skylar Spence tweeted a screengrab with the single caption “lmfao.” The image was of the Following list for Drake, aka @champagnepapi on Instagram. According to the screengrab, one of the 2,714 accounts Drake follows is @classicallyabby, aka Abby Shapiro. The sister of the right-wing podcaster Ben Shapiro …
Read More »McDonald's Golden Arches Go Dark in Russia
UPDATE (4/7): McDonald’s plans to permanently leave Russia after more than 30 years and has started to sell its restaurants. The company said that “continued ownership of the business in Russia is no longer tenable, nor is it consistent with McDonald’s values” due to the “humanitarian crisis” caused by the …
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