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Johnny Depp stans declared him the clear winner in his defamation suit against Amber Heard before she even took the stand
Johnny Depp stan accounts have racked up billions of views on TikTok praising Depp and mocking ex-w…
Lindsay Dodgson,Charissa Cheo…
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'Swarm' is must-see TV inspired by Beyoncé stan culture. Here's why you should be watching the hilariously twisted new Prime Video series.
Starring Chloe Bailey and Dominique Fishback, and co-created by Donald Glover, the show is an unfli…
Libby Torres
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has a fandom of 'Holmies' that hail her as a 'girl boss' despite fraud charges
Holmes, the founder of defunct blood testing company Theranos, faces multiple counts of fraud, but …
Lindsay Dodgson
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Internet mobs of pop-music fans have sent waves of harassment at critics. Sometimes they're fueled by the artists themselves.
Fans of artists like Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, and BTS have harassed journalists or other members …
Palmer Haasch
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Stan Lee said he was 'heartbroken' that he never copyrighted Marvel characters for himself
Marvel comic books creator Stan Lee spoke about his regret in the new documentary, "Stan Lee," whic…
Eammon Jacobs
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TikTok users obsessed with two Dutch politicians are writing and posting fan fiction about their imagined relationship
Fans can't get enough of the friendship between Dutch MPs Rob Jetten and Jesse Klaver, and call the…
Lindsay Dodgson
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A cult following for Cameron Herrin has grown on TikTok since he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for the deaths of a mother and daughter
Cameron Herrin, 21, was recently sentenced to 24 years in prison for hitting a mother and her daugh…
Lindsay Dodgson
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An influencer best known as Miranda Sings was accused of 'mocking AAVE' when she joked about Gen Z slang
Ballinger wrote in an apology that she was "trying to sound like an awkward mom who uses gen z slan…
Moises Mendez II
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Lil Nas X finally admitted he's a 'Barb,' confirming long-time rumors that he ran a Nicki Minaj stan account
Rapper Lil Nas X hid his past online presence as a Nicki Minaj stan, or 'Barb,' going so far as to …
Kat Tenbarge
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K-Pop Stans helped take over a hashtag bashing AOC, flooding it with animal pictures
On Wednesday night, thousands of pictures of animals swarmed the #AOCLied hashtag on Twitter to dro…
Steven Asarch
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California students say they're 'deeply disappointed' after voters cast ballots against affirmative action
"It would have been a game-changer in increasing diversity and representation at UC," one student f…
Inyoung Choi
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How #isoverparty became the default hashtag format for Twitter cancelations, from celebrities like Doja Cat to companies like Wendy's
People use the #isoverparty hashtag format while attempting cancelations of celebrities like Doja C…
Palmer Haasch
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A 19-year-old went viral for redesigning Katy Perry's new album cover and she offered to let him do the next one
The self-taught designer doesn't think Perry was serious, but he hopes to pursue a career in graphi…
Connor Perrett
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K-pop stans have been heralded as digital heroes for fighting racists online, but Black fans are still getting left out of the conversation
K-pop stans have been heralded for recent anti-racist actions in support of protesters. The narrati…
Palmer Haasch
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K-pop stans are using short videos called fancams to drown out racists online. This is how the movement started.
K-pop stans have made fancams an integral part of stan Twitter culture, and now they're being used …
Palmer Haasch
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A British woman lost her parrot named Chanel and livestreamed the harrowing journey to recover her, and the riveting clips are going viral
Sandra Hannah, a woman from Netherton, England, tracked down her runaway African Grey parrot, Chane…
Palmer Haasch
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A timeline of K-pop fandom's viral digital activism, from reserving no-show tickets for Trump's Tulsa rally to spamming racist hashtags
K-pop stans have been heralded recently as unlikely heroes in the fight against online racism in th…
Palmer Haasch,Dominic-Madori …
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K-pop stans flooded the #WhiteLivesMatter hashtag on Twitter and Instagram with fancams and memes to drown out racist posts
After spamming a Dallas Police Department app with fancams earlier in the week, K-pop stans are dro…
Palmer Haasch
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'Spider-Man' was nearly scrapped because Stan Lee's publisher didn't think a teenager should be the main hero or have problems: 'Don't you know what a superhero is?'
In a new documentary on Disney+, Stan Lee recalled publisher Martin Goodman telling him that teenag…
Eammon Jacobs
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BTS stans matched the K-pop group's $1 million Black Lives Matter donation in one day through the #MatchAMillion campaign
After news broke that BTS had donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter, fans of the group decided t…