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Rapper Talib Kweli has been kicked off Twitter following allegations that he and his fans harassed a woman on the platform. Per Jezebel, the social media platform said it had permanently booted the 44-year-old rapper for “repeated violations of the Twitter rules [such as] violence, harassment and other similar types of behavior [that] discourage people …
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Simone Biles (@simonebiles) on Aug 2, 2020 at 11:57am PDT Simone Biles’ latest social share is scoring 10s across the board. The Olympic gymnast, 23, posted cozy photos with her new boyfriend, Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens, 25. “It’s just us,” Biles captioned the Instagram shots. …
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It’s the sweet taste of freedom. Rapper-turned-state-songbird Tekashi 6ix9ine was spotted Sunday enjoying his newfound freedom from home confinement with a stroll through Midtown Manhattan and an ice cream cone. The “Trollz” rhyme-spitter, 24, enjoyed the treat as he and his security entourage walked along East 47th Street for several blocks, stopping at points to …
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House Democrats on Wednesday told Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that he may have to spin off Instagram to comply with antitrust laws. The Federal Trade Commission allowed Facebook to acquire Instagram in 2012, but House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) said it wasn’t a closed case. “Mr. Zuckerberg, mergers and acquisitions that buy off …
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Madonna is doing what she does best again: getting censored. Yesterday, Instagram obscured a video from the superstar’s account for touting a conspiracy theory that claims a cure for the coronavirus has “been found and proven and has been available for months.” “They would rather let fear control the people and let the rich get …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will defend his company’s ownership of Instagram and WhatsApp to congressional lawmakers Wednesday amid calls to break up the powerful platforms. In prepared testimony to the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel, Zuckerberg says Facebook has used its infrastructure to improve Instagram and WhatsApp in ways that benefitted users. “These benefits came …
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Instagram is looking to cherry-pick some of TikTok’s most popular users in a bid to build buzz for its new copycat app, a new report says. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing app has offered big-name creators hefty payments to ditch TikTok and join Reels, a short-form video service it plans to roll out next month, The Wall …
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Chelsea wants what Martha has. On Thursday, Martha Stewart donned a bathing suit and posted a sultry swimming pool selfie that social media fell head-over-heels for. Now comedian Chelsea Handler took to Instagram to recreate the 78-year-old lifestyle guru’s thirst trap. “I’m here to take @marthastewart48’s swimming lesson. If I look this good at 78 …
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America’s favorite homemaker is looking more like a homewrecker. Martha Stewart posted a sultry snap on her Instagram page Tuesday. “My pool in East Hampton is the place to be on a 89 degree day!” wrote 78-year-old Stewart under a sexy photo of herself from the shoulders up in a thin-strapped navy swimsuit and wearing …
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Amanda Bynes could be putting her FIDM degree to good use. The former “Amanda Show” star, 34, has cleared her Instagram grid of all its photos, including fiancé Paul Michael, and has rebranded it as the Matte Black Online Store. Bynes hasn’t posted anything as of yet. Bynes alluded to an online store in May …