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Country music star Jason Aldean slams 'meritless' and 'dangerous' claims his new song 'Try That In A Small Town' supports lynching
In the song, Aldean takes aim at perceived criminals, while the music video was shot at the site of…
Barnaby Lane
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CMT pulled Jason Aldean's 'Try That In A Small Town' music video from circulation after critics said the video and song promoted gun violence and lynching
Jason Aldean's video for "Try That In A Small Town" was removed from CMT after critics complained t…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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TikTok sleuths discover Jason Aldean's music video of protest footage features multiple clips from demonstrations outside the US
Aldean's music video for "Try That in a Small Town" features clips from protests in Ukraine and Can…
Hannah Getahun
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TikTok ‘influencers’ charged for hate speech and attempting to incite communal violence
While the accounts of these three users reportedly described the users as artists with …
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A TikToker influencer's obsessive investigation into unsolved murders has spiraled into fierce backlash and the loss of his job
Startup Foresyte has parted ways with influencer Ken Waks as he's facing surmounting pushback for h…
Geoff Weiss,Mara Leighton
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A TikTok activist said she's been deluged with death threats for calling out misleading footage in Jason Aldean's 'Try That In A Small Town' music video
Destinee Stark told Insider she's received thousands of "death threats, death wishes, threats of vi…
Geoff Weiss,Hannah Getahun
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A top Merrill Lynch financial advisor faces charges after hurling a drink at a smoothie-store employee and making a racist remark, police say
The police said James Iannazzo, 48, yelled at Robeks workers and "made comments toward an employee …
Grace Dean
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The disability community on TikTok forgave Lizzo when she apologized for using a slur in her new song, and they hope other celebrities take note
Listeners of Lizzo's new single "Grrrls" quickly criticized her use of an ableist slur, sharing the…
Lindsay Dodgson
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TikTok's 2021 top creators were a cat who makes cooking videos and Khaby Lame, who's set to overtake Charli D'Amelio as the most followed TikToker in the world
TikTok named its top "breakthrough" creators for 2021, which it defined as those who "grew massive …
Charlotte Colombo
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A bride went viral on TikTok when she wore a thrifted wedding dress that cost just $3.75
Jillian Lynch's TikTok video about her $3 thrifted wedding dress has more than two million views. T…
Samantha Grindell
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Controversy over Netflix's Jeffrey Dahmer show has taken over social media, from TikToks 'romanticizing' his crimes to calling out its 'LGBTQ' marketing
Netflix's "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" has faced fierce TikTok backlash, from people "romant…
Michele Theil
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A complete timeline of 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' costars Ross Lynch and Jaz Sinclair's relationship
The two stars play love interests Harvey Kinkle and Rosalind "Roz" Walker on the hit Netflix series…
Olivia Singh
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A 9-year-old Atlanta boy was hit four times in a drive-by shooting while filming TikTok videos with his siblings
No arrests have been made in connection to the Wednesday evening shooting in East Atlanta, Georgia.…
Ashley Collman
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A high schooler who posted a racist TikTok is pleading with people to stop spreading it, claiming the video was sent to her top college choice
After a racist TikTok video went viral and led to the expulsion of the two teenagers who posted it,…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Google could face a lawsuit seeking more than $100 billion in damages, but it's not all bad news for the tech giant
A federal judge's ruling opens up Google to lawsuits alleging it artificially raised ad prices. But…
Dan DeFrancesco
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All eyes are on Jackson Hole for clues about the size of September's rate cut
Rate cuts are a lock for the Fed's next meeting in September. But instead of wondering if they'll c…
Dan DeFrancesco
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YouTuber publishes video of himself wearing Meta's new headset at Disney World: 'I am an absolute Glasshole'
The YouTuber called himself an "absolute glasshole" bringing his Meta Quest 3 to Disney World, wher…
Haley Tenore
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Who is Cindy Breakspeare? Everything to know about her relationship with Bob Marley and their son
Cindy Breakspeare had a relationship with Bob Marley and they welcomed a son named Damian in 1978. …
Olivia Singh
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The Shein influencer doubled down on her defense of the fast-fashion brand despite its history of labor abuses: 'If you think it's propaganda, that's cool'
In a now-deleted TikTok, influencer Dani DMC says she has "so much more awareness of what's going o…
Julie Gerstein
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger suggests social media companies need to take responsibility for violent, 'insurrection-type' speech
Rep. Adam Kinzinger spoke with CNN Friday about how the far-right has amped up threats against the …