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Stephanie Pratt’s criminal past is being rehashed after “The Hills: New Beginnings” star tweeted “shoot the looters” amid the George Floyd protests. “Shoot the looters — using this tragedy as their excuse to rob and burn all of our towns down,” Pratt, 34, tweeted on Sunday. The phrase “when the looting stars, the shooting starts” …
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If you’re ready to walk it talk it, Quavo wants to hear from you. The 29-year-old recent grad, one-third of platinum-selling hip-hop artists Migos, will be sitting at the judge’s table — alongside groupmate TakeOff, producer Murda Beatz and songwriter Starrah — for Triller’s new talent-search competition, “Step Up to the Mic.” “I’m looking for …
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Khloé Kardashian is defending herself after shocking fans last week with a nearly unrecognizable new look. On a new photo posted Thursday, one fan snipped at the reality star, “Why do you look so different in all your photos?” — prompting Kardashian to shoot back, “from my weekly face transplants clearly.” Last week, the 35-year-old shared …
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Senator Ted Cruz on Friday called for a criminal investigation into whether Twitter is violating U.S. sanctions against Iran by allowing Iranian officials to hold accounts on the platform. In a letter to the Justice and Treasury Departments, obtained by Axios, the Texas Republican said the social media giant is committing a “blatant and willful …
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Twitter flagged a Thursday-night tweet from President Trump about the Minnesota riots, saying his use of the phrase “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” violated its policy against “glorifying violence.” The president warned that he would not let “those THUGS” continue rioting in Minneapolis. “Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the …
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It’s official. Nina Dobrev and Shaun White have seemingly confirmed they are dating by sharing photos on Instagram of Dobrev, 31, cutting White’s hair. It appears the couple are in quarantine together. “Adding to resume: hairdresser ✂️,” the “Vampire Diaries” star captioned a slideshow that showed she chopped off White’s red locks. White, 33, added …
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President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday designed to challenge liability protections for social-media companies after Twitter placed a fact-check label on a series of tweets in which the president criticized voting-by-mail as susceptible to fraud. The order directs the U.S. commerce secretary to file a petition with the Federal Trade Commission to clarify …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday criticized President Trump’s planned executive order to limit liability protections for social media companies as “silly,” but also lamented what she called Twitter’s “selective” enforcement of fact-checking standards. On Tuesday, Twitter placed a fact-check label on a series of Trump’s tweets in which he criticized voting-by-mail as susceptible to …
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John Krasinski didn’t “sell out,” he says. He just sold a TV show concept to a billion-dollar company. The actor/director, 40, took heat on social media last week after fans discovered that his feel-good YouTube show “Some Good News” had been sold to ViacomCBS for an undisclosed sum of money. It was reported that the …
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Impulse purchases — gum, mints and snack bars tossed into a shopping basket as one snakes through the supermarket checkout line — are falling as more people get groceries delivered or pick them up curbside. US sales of mints are down 30 percent year-on-year at stores tracked by market researcher Nielsen in the 11 weeks …