Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt — the two Utah YouTubers charged with six counts of child abuse — have reportedly both experienced medical issues since arriving in jail on August 31. According to People, Franke was moved to a medical observation block on Friday, though details of her condition or …
Read More »Mom Vlogger Ruby Franke Charged With Six Counts of Child Abuse
Ruby Franke, a 41-year-old YouTuber who touted controversially strict parenting advice, now faces six felony charges of aggravated child abuse. Franke’s podcasting partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, age 54, also faces six charges, said the Washington County Attorney’s Office in Utah. The charges relate to two of Franke’s six children. “Each defendant …
Read More »Ruby Franke's Neighbors Called the Cops 'Several Times' Out of Concern for the Children, Source Says
Following the arrest of mommy vlogger Ruby Franke, those close to the YouTuber are speaking out about her alleged abusive behavior. An Ivins, Utah resident who lives nearby the family, and asked not to be named for privacy, tells Rolling Stone that he and other neighbors have called the police …
Read More »Donald Trump's Georgia Trial on RICO Charges to Livestream on YouTube, Judge Rules
Donald Trump, once banned from YouTube, will return to the video site in an unexpected way after the Georgia judge overseeing the former president’s election interference case announced that the trial will be livestreamed on the Fulton County Court’s channel. Judge Scott McAfee announced the trial’s broadcast Thursday, soon after …
Read More »Ruby Franke, Infamous YouTube Mommy Vlogger, Arrested for Aggravated Child Abuse: Report
Mommy blogger and family influencer Ruby Franke has been arrested for aggravated child abuse after her son was reportedly found by neighbors wounded, emaciated, and asking for help, according to a police report obtained by Page Six. According to the report, Franke and her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, were both …
Read More »On the Ground at Creators' Biggest Night
What better place than the 2023 Streamys for Dream — the masked Twitch streamer now signed to Mercury and Republic Records — to do a second face reveal? After struggling to read the teleprompter because of his white, smiley-face mask, the creator let out his wavy hair from behind the …
Read More »Everything You Need to Know About the Streamy Awards
What do we expect from our favorite award shows? Are they nights to see our favorite celebs interacting with one another? A carefully choreographed factory for unexpected, viral, gasp-out-loud moments? A time to sit at home and judge the best and boldest red carpet outfits? Or a chance to turn …
Read More »He Redefined Internet Fandom — and Created a YouTube Empire
When YouTube game personality MatPat posted his first YouTube video in 2011, he was a recent graduate of Duke University,held a degree in theater and neuroscience, and was struggling to find a job. But what started as an in-depth discussion of quantum mechanics and the 1995 video game Chrono Trigger …
Read More »Netflix's 'Depp v. Heard' Casts the Trial of the Decade in a New Light
On August 16th, Netflix will debut Depp v. Heard, a three-part docuseries about the infamous Virginia defamation trial between actor-exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Though the seven-week trial wrapped on June 1, 2022, with the court finding Heard liable on three counts of defamation (awarding Depp $10.35 million in …
Read More »He Taught People to Make Bombs — And YouTube Is Helping Him Cash In
“This is a United Nations peacekeeping helmet,” says a middle-aged white man in a denim shirt, with a red bandana tied around his neck, in a TikTok video. He holds an iPad up to the camera, displaying an image of the familiar blue helmet worn by UN personnel deployed in …
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