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BBC: Celebs say this gossip forum ruined their lives. Now its owner has been unmasked. “Celebrities and influencers have been shocked to learn a controversial gossip website accused of allowing stalking, harassment, doxing and ‘relentless trolling’ towards them was being run by a 41-year-old vegan influencer called Sebastian Bond.”
Lifehacker: What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Fake Celebrity Dog Rescues. “At the intersection of artificial intelligence and natural stupidity, the unholy spider that spins the giant web of lies in which we are imprisoned has determined that people want to read, click on, and otherwise engage with content involving celebrities who have donated millions to fund dog rescue operations. I […]
Gizmodo: Shaq Signs $1.8 Million Check to End His Crypto Drama. “Shaquille O’Neal can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The basketball legend turned businessman and TV personality has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over his role in promoting the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/16/gizmodo-shaq-signs-1-8-million-check-to-end-his-crypto-drama/
Engadget: The Oversight Board says Meta isn’t doing enough to fight celeb deepfake scams. “Scams using AI deepfakes of celebrities have become an increasingly prominent issue for Meta over the last couple of years. Now, the Oversight Board has weighed in and has seemingly confirmed what other critics have said: Meta isn’t doing enough to enforce its own rules, and makes it far too easy for […]
As I just browse for Famous people & orgs (people that are famous outside of Fedi), It's supprising what I find even if it's Threads accounts, Like @c418@threads.net, I wasn't expecting to see them on here.
#Fediverse #FamousPeople #FamousAccounts #Threads
Man of Many: 32 Influencers Sink Rick Ross’s 4,000HP Lamborghini Yacht in Miami. “Sometimes, the headlines write themselves. That’s especially true when it comes to Miami influencers, Lamborghini Yachts, and rapper Rick Ross, whose 1 of 63 ‘Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63’ yacht was recently sunk by a pod of influencers near Monument Island, South Beach.”
Mashable: How content creators are redefining Hollywood’s power structure. “As studios scramble to capture increasingly fractured attention, digital-native creators have become some of their safest bets. They arrive not only with talent but also with built-in fandoms — millions of subscribers who treat premiere dates like tour stops and merch drops. What used to be a gamble on an unknown […]
The Verge: The FAA hiding private jet details might not stop celebrity jet trackers. “Yesterday, we wrote that a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) process would help private jet owners keep their registration details private upon request, and speculated that it would make things difficult for celebrity jet trackers. Jack Sweeney, known for his accounts tracking the flights of […]
Gizmodo: Taylor Swift and Elon Can Finally Fly Private Without Being Tracked Thanks to New FAA Rule. “If there is one thing rich people love, it’s doing things that allow them to take advantage of their inordinate wealth. And if there’s one thing they hate, it’s being held to account for those things. So this new rule from the Federal Aviation Administration is right in their […]
Tubefilter: Is paying for private security just another cost of being a female streamer?. “Obviously we’re not saying male content creators have zero need for security, or that they never face threats of their own. More than a few male content creators have been swatted, and some have also had their homes broken into. But Emiru, Cinna, and Valkyrae’s incident especially highlights how […]
Fast Company: Hollywood warns about AI industry’s push to change copyright law. “A who’s who of musicians, actors, directors, and more have teamed up to sound the alarm as AI leaders including OpenAI and Google argue that they shouldn’t have to pay copyright holders for AI training material. In an open letter, submitted to the White House Office of Science and Technology, more than 400 […]
Well, f*ck.
BYU Family History Technology Lab (https://fhtl.org/) has some nice tools extending the FamilySearch tools. One is the RelativeFinder (https://www.relativefinder.org/), which can show you your relation with famous people.
WDSU: Kim Kardashian sued for death row mix-up post. “A New York man is suing Kim Kardashian for a social media post she made a year ago. Kardashian posted about convicted murderer Ivan Cantu two days before he was executed in Texas. She was asking her followers to sign a petition to save his life. The problem is that Kardashian used a picture of a different man who lives in New York, but has […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/wdsu-kim-kardashian-sued-for-death-row-mix-up-post/
Tubefilter: MrBeast seeks funding at $5 billion valuation. “MrBeast wants to expand a holding company that encompasses all of the initiatives he has launched since erupting to YouTube fame, and he plans to fund that restructuring through a massive investment. According to Bloomberg, Jimmy Donaldson has spoken to several financial firms about a possible funding round that would value […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/01/tubefilter-mrbeast-seeks-funding-at-5-billion-valuation/
Who is someone famous you know was famous before the Fediverse and are on here?
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Gizmodo: Scarlett Johansson Calls for New AI Laws After Fake Video of Her Goes Viral. “Scarlett Johansson is calling for the U.S. government to reign in AI after she was featured in an anti-Kanye West video that’s going viral on social media. The AI-generated video features prominent celebrities including Johansson, Drake, Natalie Portman, Steven Speilberg, Sam Altman, and Woody Allen all […]