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☆ Ye is accusing Adidas of selling 'fake' Yeezys that he didn't approve of and using contract clauses to 'rape' him as an artist
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rapper Ye tore into Adidas in several Instagram posts on Monday evening, accusing his old sponsor-partner of selling "fake" Yeezys when the sportswear brand released a new version of the sneakers. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. In a separate video post, Ye claimed that Adidas is suing him for $250 million and of "using contract clauses and 50 years of business experience to rape an artist." "I AM ADIDAS ADIDAS RAPED AND STOLE MY DESIGNS," Ye's Instagram caption partially said. AdvertisementThe press office for Adidas did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

Persons: Ye, yall Organizations: Adidas, Business, The New York Times, ADIDAS ADIDAS, Defamation League, Keeta Floyd Institute for Social

☆ Like it or not, influencers are probably here to stay on the red carpet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But the truth is, Hollywood loves influencers — and they're probably here to stay. AdvertisementAt the People's Choice Awards on Sunday, Billie Eilish inadvertently brought discourse about influencers at awards shows and on red carpets to a boiling point. Outrage — or minimally, discomfort — with influencers and TikTokers on red carpets and awards shows isn't new. But now, influencers have become even more entrenched in the celebrity world, cropping up frequently as guests, presenters, and content creators at awards shows and premiere events. If it didn't, awards shows wouldn't be inviting them.

Persons: Billie Eilish, influencers —, they're, —, Kylie Minogue, Bryce Hall, James Charles, Tana Mongeau, Harry Daniels, Billie Eilish stan, Eilish, Daniels, harry daniels @harry.daniels, ruth i s,, ike Organizations: Service

☆ Kansas City Chiefs parade: ‘Let’s do it big!’ says star quarterback Patrick Mahomes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

On Wednesday, the Chiefs will celebrate becoming just the second team in nearly two decades to win back-to-back Super Bowls and show off the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the champions’ parade through Kansas City. Given the team’s successes in recent years – four Super Bowl appearances and three wins – the Chiefs are getting pretty good at celebrating. Parade detailsThis year’s parade will start at 11 a.m. local time (12 p.m. Some Chiefs fans arrived in the early hours of the morning to secure a prime spot. “Chiefs fans are built different!” he wrote.

Persons: –, that’s, Vince Lombardi, Reid, Patrick Mahomes, “, Patrick Mahomes II, Mahomes, Jaylen Watson, bro, ” Mahomes, Watson, Andy Reid, ”, Amy Kontras, ” Joe Hennessy Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Star, Union Station, Getty, Kansas City Sports Commission, Foundation, “ Chiefs, NFL Combine Locations: Kansas City, AFP

☆ A timeline of Nicki Minaj's biggest controversies and problematic comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

2012 to 2013: Minaj and Mariah Carey famously didn't get along while serving as judges on season 12 of "American Idol." "American Idol" judges Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, and Nicki Minaj in 2013. But in early October 2012, TMZ posted a video showing Minaj yelling at Carey during the season 12 auditions. Around the same time, "American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe told TMZ, "The statement [that Nicki made a death threat] is absolute rubbish. Carey reflected on the feud in 2015, telling an Australian radio show that being on "American Idol" was "the worst experience of my life."

Persons: Minaj, Mariah Carey, didn't, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj, Todd Williamson, Carey wasn't, she'd, Carey, I'm, Barbara Walters, nicki, smthn, Barbara, Nigel Lythgoe, TMZ, Nicki Organizations: TMZ, Twitter, ppl, American Idol Locations: Australian

☆ TikTok's Lunden and Olivia Stallings are straight people's favorite lesbian couple. What do they owe queer fans?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Lunden and Olivia told me their mission as influencers was to "represent and inspire others to be their authentic self." Advertisement"I did feel represented by them," Asia said, but the tweets "showed me that they are still white women." "We are especially confident in our sexuality and the way that we feel and who we are," Olivia told me. Lunden and Olivia told me they want to advocate for all LGBTQ+ people, including those who don't look like them. It's a chance, the couple told me, to combat the hate and negativity LGBTQ+ parents face.

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☆ A Woman Bought Dream Wedding Dress Without Being Engaged
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A woman bought her dream wedding dress – a vintage Vera Wang gown – on The RealReal for $280. But the buyer, Mary Rose Sossaman, isn't engaged yet. For a woman who bought her dream wedding dress without being engaged, that wasn't a problem. Advertisement"Even if I had gotten a brand-new wedding dress, it would've needed alterations," she added. AdvertisementUltimately, Sossaman said she has zero regrets and that buying a wedding dress before an engagement comes down to how you feel about your relationship.

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☆ 'Squid Game: The Challenge' player Spencer Hawkins reacts to his viral gagging moment, and spills behind-the-scenes secrets from the cookie game
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In the clip, player Spencer Hawkins gags and curls up into a ball after losing the cookie challenge. Hawkins reacted to going viral in a TikTok video, and shared more behind-the-scenes insight. Advertisement"Squid Game: The Challenge" contestant Spencer Hawkins — player 299 — has responded to a viral clip of him crying and gagging after being eliminated from the show. So, going into the game, Hawkins said in a TikTok video posted Monday, he was already feeling anxious. AdvertisementHawkins went on to say they he also made some friends in the umbrella group.

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And the debate over whether it was even a penalty continues to rage. Kansas City worked the clock the rest of the way and held on for a 23-20 victory over New York. A livid Jets coach Robert Saleh shouted at Steratore after the call, and again on the final play of the game. On Monday morning, the NFL had "Chiefs are 2-0 as Swifties” in its social media profiles. Swift was also at the Chiefs' home win over the Chicago Bears last week at Arrowhead Stadium after Kelce invited her.

Persons: Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner, Marquez Valdes, Frank Steratore, Michael Carter II, Patrick Mahomes, Robert Saleh, Gardner, —, didn't, Valdes, Andy Reid, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Swift, Kelce, ” Gardner, Saleh, “ I'm, ” Saleh, Mahomes, “, it's, Marquez, Dean Blandino, “ Valdes, Scantling, ” Blandino Organizations: Jets cornerback, Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes . Kansas City, Jets, Scantling, NFL, MetLife, Chicago Bears, Arrowhead, Twitter, ESPN, NFL Network, Sports Radio, Fox Sports, 33rd Locations: Patrick Mahomes . Kansas, New York, Steratore, Kansas City, Gardner

☆ BarkBox under fire, accused of stealing and posting TikToker's video without her consent: 'I'm furious'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

TikToker Cecelia Fales claims BarkBox stole her video and shared it on Instagram without her consent. "I told the company they could not post the video without paying me for their work," she said in a TikTok. "They removed my watermark, they removed my voiceover, and they put their own music behind the video to make it seem more original and like their video," she said in the video posted earlier this month. In a followup video, Fales shared screenshots of conversations between herself and the BarkBox team regarding the video. Yall know better," wrote another on a BarkBox Instagram post.

☆ Stunning video shows Buffalo Bills stadium buried in snow — as fans work to clear players' driveways so they can make it out after NFL moves game
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A massive snowstorm in Buffalo has caused the NFL to move Sunday's Bills and Browns game to Detroit. On Friday, the Bills shared photos of Highmark Stadium buried in snow. The Bills Mafia shared reaction to the announcement on Twitter and pitched in to help Bills players. By the next day, Highmark Stadium was buried in a thick blanket of snow. The team took to social media to share evidence of the storm, and their fans — known as the Bills Mafia — weren't pleased.

☆ Anti-woke ETF adopts progressive cause
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Keeping tabs on such corporate actions is a tall order, especially when the ETF plans to mimic the make-up of the S&P 500 Index and avoid skewing investment toward anti-woke darlings such as the oil sector. Subjects like job creation and fair pay are topics that advocates such as the Congressional Progressive Caucus are advancing. So too is BlackRock (BLK.N) boss Larry Fink, who noted how companies manage their employees is material to investors’ interests. Typically those issues fall under the "S" in the environmental, social, and governance mandates that YALL is fighting against. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

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