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☆ Lea Michele mocks rumor that she’s illiterate
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Lea Michele has leaned into being a “Funny Girl.”The star of the Broadway show decided to have a bit of fun with the continuing online conspiracy theory that she never learned to read or write. Michele recently joined TikTok while on a break from playing Fanny Brice after testing positive for Covid-19. Her second posted video mocks the rumor that she is illiterate. Michele recently told the New York Times she believed the rumor about her was sexist, pointing out that she went to her hit show “Glee” every day. And then there’s a rumor online that I can’t read or write?,” she said.

☆ See the presentations that hot healthcare startups used to raise millions from top VCs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Here are the presentations obtained by Insider that healthcare startups have used to raise millions. Even so, healthcare startups raised $15.8 billion in the first half of the year, according to Silicon Valley Bank. Insider rounded up all the presentations we've published that healthcare startups have used to raise cash from investors. For instance, check out the 13-slide presentation heart-health startup Miga Health used to raise $12 million in seed funding. Brightside used this presentation to break through a crowded field of mental health startups and convince VCs to invest $24 million.

In March 2019, Forbes dubbed then 21-year-old Kylie Jenner the world's youngest "self-made" billionaire. The magazine later admitted Jenner had exaggerated the size of her business and pegged her true net worth at $600 million. Here's how Jenner has made her millions, from Kylie Cosmetics to TV appearances to product endorsements. Kylie Jenner, the ever controversial reality star, is 25 years old. Forbes previously declared Jenner the world's youngest "self-made" billionaire at age 21, thanks to her makeup company, Kylie Cosmetics.

☆ RuPaul's Drag Race just won another 2 Emmys. Meet the 2 men who helped turn the show into a global phenomenon.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Bailey, 62, and Barbato, 61, are responsible for propelling drag culture into the mainstream by helping to turn RuPaul and "Drag Race" into global phenomenons. Drag is ultimately a universally relatable thing," Bailey said of the popularity of "Drag Race" and the stars it has helped create. The first foreign versions appeared in Chile and Thailand, but the pinnacle arrived in October 2019 when "Drag Race UK" premiered on the BBC. "Drag Race" has become one of the most popular shows on its iPlayer streaming platform, with a fourth season underway. The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season three, Krystal Versace (centre), with the other queens in London in November 2021.

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