There might be eight more years before YouTube superstar MrBeast can officially run for President of the United States, but that doesn’t mean the creator is sitting idle. The YouTube stunt king, also known by his government name Jimmy Donaldson, is toying with plans to openhis own financial service, according …
Read More »Ex-Try Guys Member Ned Fulmer Breaks Silence on Cheating Scandal, Has 'Clearer Sense of Boundaries'
Former Try Guys member Ned Fulmer is finally stepping back into the spotlight, three years after the viral extramarital cheating scandal that got him kicked out of YouTube group The Try Guys. Before September 2022, the Try Guys were known as a well-established viral content production company born from the …
Read More »Palm Springs Bombing Suspect Apparently Promoted Human Extinction
Guy Edward Bartkus, the 25-year-old man suspected of bombing a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California on Saturday in a suicide attack that injured four others, left behind what the FBI described as “anti-pro-life” writings full of “nihilistic ideations.” His apparent opposition to human procreation would seem to explain the …
Read More »Meet AMP, the Brat Pack of the Streamer Era
M y For You Page is coming to life. I’m in the back of the content creator collective AMP’s official RV, shuttling through the outskirts of Atlanta on our way to the studio. Like in the clips that inundate my feeds, each member brings a specific vibe: Duke Dennis possesses …
Read More »Piper Rockelle Has a Lot to Say About That Netflix Documentary
P iper Rockelle’s pug, Frank, scuttles around the room as she sits cross-legged on her bed in a pink hoodie and pajama pants patterned with teddy bears, the shades drawn against the waning California sunlight. Her long brown hair falls over her shoulders and she clicks her French-tipped nails together …
Read More »'Stream Sniping' Has Become a Nightmare for IRL Creators — But What Is It?
On March 2, three popular women Twitch streamers — Rachel “Valkyrae” Hofstetter, Brittany “Cinna” Watts, and Emily “Emiru” Schunk— were accosted by a man who appeared to be a fan of theirs during a live stream at the Santa Monica Pier. After one of the women denied his request for …
Read More »Harassment, Stalkers, Death Threats: A Day in the Life of Women on Twitch
Rachel “Valkyrae” Hofstetter, Brittany “Cinna” Watts, and Emily “Emiru” Schunk are popular Twitch streamers with millions of social media followers. Over the years, they’ve each cultivated a massive community that tunes in to watch them play video games, participate in boot camps, compete in cook-offs, and sometimes, get together to …
Read More »'Devil in the Family': What We Learned From the Ruby Franke Docuseries
It’s been more than a year since mommy vlogger Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt pleaded guilty to felony child abuse. Now, a new Hulu docuseries is taking viewers on a close up look of how the YouTube star went from “America’s mom” to a convicted felon. Devil …
Read More »Latto, Quavo, Sexyy Red to Appear in Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed's Pre-Super Bowl Livestream
The budding bromance between Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed is about to become a friendly rivalry. Ahead of this weekend’s big game, the streaming duo is leading a celebrity-filled roster for the Super Bowl LIX Flag Football Game, streaming live exclusively on YouTube. Taking place on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 9:00 …
Read More »The Content Creators Mentioned in Drake's Defamation Suit Have Thoughts
It’s a new year with the same beef. On Wednesday, Drake upped the ante of the Great Rap War by filing a federal lawsuit against his label, Universal Music Group (UMG), for defamation and harassment for their support of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” UMG also distributes Lamar’s music through …
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