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☆ I'm the Kardashians' private chef of nearly a decade. I like to stay out of the spotlight.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Khristianne Uy, known as Chef K, a 42-year-old private chef for celebrities based in Los Angeles. I was introduced to working as a private chef through someone I met at work. Related storiesIn 2003, I did a one-year unpaid internship with a seasoned private chef to advance my career. Being a private chef is different because there's no egoYou have to get curious about what your clients want and ask them how you can improve. There's so much on the horizon, I'm working on a cookbook and some docuseries — maybe even my own reality show.

Persons: Khristianne, K, Kardashian, —, Khristianne Uy, It's, I'd, Simon Fuller, James Cameron's, Susan Cameron, There's, I've, Charlie Sheen, Jonas Brothers, Ryan Seacrest, there's, Ryan, Kris Jenner, it's, I'm, James Charles, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, lhaas Locations: Philippines, LA, Los Angeles, New York, California, Hulu, Japan

☆ MrBeast has broken the curse of influencer success
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementSome attribute it to dumb luck, but others think Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson has changed content creation forever and set a new standard for what content creators can aspire to. Importantly, he is changing how influencers are viewed by traditional media. Jamie Nudelman, a social media growth expert at the digital marketing consultancy Viral Marketing Stars, told Business Insider that Donaldson has become "more powerful than traditional media." Advertisement"Truthfully, Amazon Prime needs MrBeast more than MrBeast needs Amazon Prime," he said. "Most content creators ride on a trend and then get stuck in it," Nudelman said.

Persons: —, Jimmy, MrBeast, Donaldson, MrBeast Donaldson, YouTube's, Jamie Nudelman, Justin Bieber, Liza Koshy, Bo Burnham, Rachel Pedersen, James Charles, Shane Dawson, Jaclyn Hill, Nudelman, It's, influencers, Pedersen, Liz Germain, Germain, Donaldson obsesses, it's, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon Prime, Amazon, Jeffree, Super Locations: tatters

☆ 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

☆ A 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' reboot could be on the way, says producer Dolly Parton
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | Tufayel Ahmed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dolly Parton says there are plans to reboot "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Advertisement"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" could be returning to screens, according to Dolly Parton. Online USA/Stringer/Getty ImagesAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Fran Rubel Kuzui first attempted to reboot "Buffy" with a new movie in 2009. In 2018, Whedon and producer and screenwriter Monica Owusu-Breen collaborated on a proposed "Buffy" reboot with a Black lead, reported Deadline. "I have to give more people more credit on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' than me.

Persons: Dolly Parton, Parton, —, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sandy Gallin, David Boreanaz, They're, Kristy Swanson, Fran Rubel Kuzui, Kaz Kuzui, Joss, Stringer, Whedon, Monica Owusu, Breen, Owusu, Indira, Laya DeLeon Hayes, James Marsters, Anthony Head, Charisma Carpenter, Juliet Landau, Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, James Charles Leary, Danny Strong, Duncan Hines, Conagra Organizations: Sandollar Television, Service, Sandollar Productions, Sandollar, Kuzui Enterprises, Productions, Century Fox Television, Hollywood, Twitter, BI, Conagra Brands Locations: Nashville, Los Angeles

☆ Bobbi Brown is still living a life of luxury and lipstick — and it's all on her own terms
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Bobbi Brown is a beauty icon with two major makeup brands. But through it all, Bobbi Brown has never budged from her status as a beauty icon. Bobbi Brown on set for Jones Road. It's hard to describe," Brown told BI, though she notes that "no one" does the "no-makeup" look better than her brand. According to SimilarWeb, a software company that analyzes internet traffic, the Jones Road site reached more than 850,000 visits in November 2023.

Persons: Bobbi Brown, Brown, —, Yogi Berra, Estée Lauder, freebies, Becca Cosmetics, James Charles, Ben Ritter, Jones, Cody Plofker, Plofker, There's, it's, SimilarWeb, she's, that's, Bobbi Organizations: Business, Service, Scholastic, Brands, Jones, Athletic Greens, Ikea Locations: Montclair , New Jersey, New York, Montclair, TikTok, New Jersey, London

☆ YouTube halts Russell Brand channel revenues after sexual assault allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theatre in north-west London after performing a comedy set on Saturday September 16, 2023. YouTube said Tuesday it had suspended monetization on the channel of actor and comedian Russell Brand, who faces multiple allegations of sexual assault. Brand, who has predominantly exited mainstream media to become an internet commentator in recent years, has 6.61 million subscribers on his main YouTube channel. His other smaller channels include Football is Nice, Awakening With Russell and Stay Free With Russell Brand. "If a creator's off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action," the YouTube spokesperson said.

Persons: Russell Brand, Brand, Russell, David Dobrik, James Charles, X Organizations: YouTube, Brand, Twitter, U.K, Sunday Times, CNBC, London's Metropolitan Police, Metropolitan Police Locations: London, Los Angeles, Soho

☆ A man who runs the web domain for a Russian-allied country says the US military has been accidentally sending him millions of emails for 10 years, including sensitive information like a general's trav
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Dutch business owner is warning that millions of US military emails are being sent to Mali. People are sending sensitive information to the ".ml" instead of ".mil" accounts, he told the FT.Johannes Zuurbier said the emails sent to the Russian ally contained maps and personal records. Johannes Zuurbier, who was contracted to manage Mali's country email domain, said he's been trying to alert the Pentagon to the potential security issue for the last decade, according to The Financial Times. Zuurbier told the FT he's seen around 1,000 emails a day being sent to the wrong domain. US military email accounts also notify personnel if they try sending a message to addresses with the ".ml" domain, and will automatically block the email from being sent, Gorman added.

Persons: Johannes Zuurbier, he's, —, Zuurbier, James McConville, General James Charles McConville, Prabowo Subianto, Eko Siswono, He's, Cmdr, Tim Gorman, Gorman Organizations: Service, Pentagon, Financial Times, US Army, Staff, Indonesian Defense, Anadolu Agency, Getty, White House, Wagner, Kremlin, Defense Department Locations: Mali, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Indonesia, Jakarta, Russia, Malian

☆ Some of the most controversial beauty gurus are speaking out as a TikTok star's mascara review stirs up explosive drama on the app
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Andrew Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Controversial beauty gurus Jeffree Star and James Charles are among those weighing in on the drama. The video received over 47,800 comments, many of which doubted the end result of the product and accused Nogueira of wearing synthetic lashes. " On January 26 he posted a TikTok video with the caption, "An UNsponsored Loreal Telescopic Mascara review." Beauty guru Alissa Ashley posted a TikTok video accusing Nogueira of, as she phrased it, "allegedly putting on a false lash to promote a mascara." Beauty YouTuber Raw Beauty Kristi also weighed in with a TikTok saying, "I think it's our responsibility and duty as influencers to keep our authenticity.

☆ A TikToker said he won an award for being the first to Google an obscure phrase. The elaborate hoax reached millions and sparked a copycat trend.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Andrew Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A TikToker went viral after he claimed to win an award from Google after searching a unique phrase. The next day, Justin shared a follow-up video that was viewed 3 million times, with the on-screen caption "I got another!!" Not everyone believed Justin, but his videos sparked a trend regardlessCombined, the videos received over 2,500 comments, many of which speculated whether the award was authentic. Soon after, multiple TikTok users started documenting their attempts to win an award from Google for a unique search. A spokesperson for Google confirmed to Insider the award "does not currently exist" and said 15% of the searches they see every day are new.

Morphe Cosmetics, a makeup brand once synonymous with YouTube beauty culture, confirmed Thursday it was shutting down all its U.S. stores — a move that shocked its employees, outraged customers and left some experts questioning the brand’s future. Morphe employees sounded alarm for weeksSome of Morphe's retail employees said it was shocking that the company had laid them off so abruptly — with several employees telling NBC News that they received a day’s notice before losing their jobs. TikToks under the hashtag #justiceformorpheretailemployees have received more than 7.5 million views, although some viral videos about the store closures have been deleted. As of Friday, Morphe employees who spoke with NBC News said they hadn’t received their severance packets yet. The store closures indicate that sales were continuing to flail, Ben-Shabat said.

☆ 6 YouTube commentary channel creators explain why spilling tea is harder than it used to be
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-31 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

On YouTube, tea, commentary, and drama channels share goings-on, feuds, and debates surrounding the most famous creators on the platform. Dustin Dailey has been posting videos to his eponymous YouTube channel for about five years. Jeffree Star and James Charles, two of the biggest beauty influencers in the world, have both faced allegations of sexual misconduct. "It used to be a lot of fun to just make videos because it used to be petty stuff." Charles has since faced allegations of grooming from several underage boys.

☆ Forbes a publicat topul celor mai bine plătite staruri de pe YouTube în 2020. Pe primul loc e un băiat de nouă ani
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-22 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Forbes a publicat topul celor mai bine plătite staruri de pe YouTube în 2020. Pe locul al doilea s-a situat Jimmy Donaldson, un nou venit în universul platformei YouTube, care a obţinut venituri de 24 de milioane de dolari şi un total de peste trei miliarde de vizualizări. Grupul a obţinut venituri de aproape 23 de milioane de dolari şi a totalizat 2,77 de miliarde de vizualizări. Anastasia Radzinskaya a încasat venituri de 18,5 milioane de dolari, David Dobrik a obţinut 15,5 milioane de dolari, iar Jeffree Star – care a pierdut mai multe contracte de sponsorizare în urma disputei sale cu colegul lui din industria produselor de machiaj James Charles – a încasat venituri de 15 milioane de dolari. El distribuie pe canalul său de pe YouTube şi videoclipuri educaţionale, în care vorbeşte despre statele federale americane, capitalele acestora şi modul în care se formează un tsunami.

Persons: Forbes, Ryan Kaji, Jimmy Donaldson, Mr, David Dobrik, Anastasia Radzinskaya, Cory Cotton, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones, Tyler, James Charles, Ryan Organizations: Forbes, YouTube, World, Nickelodeon Locations: american, american Texas

☆ How the $36 billion vitamin industry tricked a generation of adults into believing sugary gummies were the ticket to good health
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-07 | by ( Rachel Premack | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

But some consumer advocates and doctors worry that those supplements don't have as many benefits as people think. "Our gummy vitamins have been on fire," CEO Matt Farrell told investors in a July earnings call. He said that Hero Nutritionals, founded in 1995, created the first gummy vitamin for the American market. A Perrigo representative said it no longer manufactured gummy vitamins, and it did not respond to further inquiries.) But the doctor had something to admit: He takes a gummy vitamin every day.

Persons: Robert Shmerling's, who's, they're, It's, Shmerling, Chuck Bell, Charlene Elliot, Zers, sassily, you'll, Gummy, Kim Kardashian's Instagram, Matt Farrell, Andrew Stablein, it's, Hollis Johnson, Ingrid Sorensen, Sorensen, Libby Mindarino, Mindarino, Peter Waitzman, I'm, John Troup, Troup, Nutritionals, Jennifer Hodges, Hero, America's, Hodges, Bernd Settnik, Lil, gummies, Perrigo, Olly, SmartyPants, Dwight, University of Calgary's Elliot, Millennials, Gen Zers, Elliot, Lunchables, Courtney Nichols Gould, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, @sugarbearhair, Kylie 🤍, ike, alo, ike J ames Organizations: Harvard Medical School, Consumer, University of Calgary, Brands, Netflix, Big Tech, Walmart, Target, Business, Nutrition Business, . Church, Consumers, Bayer, Companies, New York Times, pharma, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Sweet, Getty, Centers for Disease Control, Perrigo, Church, University of Calgary's Locations: Boston, America, gummy, Atlanta, Ireland, Dwight, Patagonia, osh

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