In the spring of 2022, Chloe Joy Sexton’s mother died after a years-long battle with brain cancer. The loss came during what was already a trying period in Sexton’s life. She’d recently given birth herself, and had been fired from her job after getting pregnant. Now, at 27 years old, …
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Hasan Piker, just named one of Rolling Stone‘s 25 most influential creators of 2024, was among the wave of influencers to cover the Democratic National Convention this month alongside mainstream broadcasters. Known for his socialist perspectives and sharp critiques of American foreign policy — born to Turkish parents in New …
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Haley Kalil and Caleb Simpson have over 30 million followers combined and are part of a budding generation of creators paving their own paths to success. But if you ask where they got their start, the answer is as easy as picking up a camera. “I picked up a camera …
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Back in June, when the Biden campaign was still in full swing, the president visited Los Angeles for what turned out to be a record-breaking fundraiser with Hollywood heavyweights like Julia Roberts. But the day before the star-studded main event, the campaign was busy courting a less famous and arguably …
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On July 23, Ava Kris Tyson stepped down from her role working with MrBeast, the mega-popular YouTube creator who has hundreds of millions of followers and billions of views. This came after X messages leaked showing LavaGS, a former moderator on Tyson’s Discord channel, interacting with Tyson when Tyson was …
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YouTuber Cody Ko has announced he is stepping away from his popular podcast network Tiny Meat Gang, following continued claims that he had sex with creator and Cancelled podcast host Tana Mongeau when she was underage. The flagship show, which was founded by Noel Miller and Ko in 2017 and …
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Ava Kris Tyson, best friend and longtime collaborator of Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, is stepping away from the high-production YouTube channel amid allegations she groomed a minor. The alleged victim, who says they are now 20, has refuted the claims. “I would like to apologize for any of my past …
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F amed clapbacker, misogynist hunter, and professional yapper Drew Afualo is hefting two large axes above her head in a hot California strip mall. “I need my weapon to match my energy, so maybe that’s why I feel better with these,” she says, testing the balance of the instruments. We’re …
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In 2018, Liza Koshy, one of the biggest internet stars of all time, disappeared. Well, not quite. She just stopped posting, a move that seems small but sent her 16 million subscribers into a panic. For the four years prior, Koshy had been one of the most popular and fastest-growing …
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YouTube personality and podcaster Tana Mongeau has made waves in the creator space with impromptu remarks about fellow social media star Cody Ko having sex with her during a period in which they collaborated on videos when she was 17 years old and he was 25. In a live recording …
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