It all started with calf tightness. When Brooke Eby started walking funny in 2018, she thought it was a muscle issue. A business development manager then in her early twenties, Brooke was healthy, exercised, and had a pretty average work-life balance. But when her limp became pronounced enough that friends …
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A non-dissemination order has been instituted to temporarily halt the release of records in the case of influencer Emilie Kiser suing to keep the records of her three-year-old son’s drowning death private, according to a filing in the Superior Court of Arizona. On May 18, Trigg Kiser, son of mom …
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Arizona-based influencer Emilie Kiser has filed a lawsuit to keep the investigative records of her three-year-old son’s drowning private. On May 18, Trigg Kiser, son of the mega-popular mom influencer, died following a drowning incident. The drowning, which happened on May 12, took place at the Kiser family home in …
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On Sunday, three-year-old Trigg Kiser died following a drowning incident. According to local NBC affiliate 12 News, authorities responded to a call in Chandler, Arizona, where they found the boy unconscious after being pulled out of a pool. The child was airlifted to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The circumstances of the …
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Mexican authorities are investigating after a beauty influencer was shot and killed while streaming on TikTok Live, with the video continuing even after her injury. Valeria Márquez was a content creator focused on lifestyle and beauty influencing, with over 100,000 followers on both TikTok and Instagram. The 23-year-old was streaming …
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At $250 billion a year and growing, the creator economy is a well-established industry — one that can rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars a month for some of the most popular creators. In Netflix’s new docuseries Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, audiences are introduced to one …
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A new Netflix docuseries investigates allegations of child exploitation against the momager Piper Rockelle, a child influencer who rose to prominence around 2017. The three-part series, Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, will premiere on the platform on April 9. The trailer shows Rockelle’s origins as a fun-loving, free-spirited …
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When Ally Louks finally completed her PhD in English Literature from the University of Cambridge in November, she posted a quick photo of herself on X (formerly Twitter) —mainly to let people know she had completed her thesis defense and was open for work as a post-doctoral researcher. “Thrilled to …
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Netflix’s new scripted series Apple Cider Vinegar stars Katilyn Dever (Booksmart) as Belle Gibson, an Australian cancer survivor who turns her story — and health-conscious recipes — into an online wellness empire. It’s a glittery, social media-studded addition to the streaming services’ breadth of scammer stories, like Inventing Anna and …
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When Golloria G. was in her first year of college, she had a full-body realization while getting ready for a night out. There she was, in a crowded room filled with body spray, straighteners, and curlers plugged into every available outlet and products strewn in front of mirrors. Girls were …
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