In 2014, Cameron Diaz joined Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to promote her new book and her new film. But since September, her activity on all platforms has dropped off considerably (read: entirely). Wonder why?
Justin Bieber is scheduled to be roasted by Comedy Central on March 30th. This should be a joyous time in his life. He just turned 21 years old, he's finally grown into his head and a bunch of famous people are going to talk shit about him on national television so he can pretend to be self-aware.
MMA fighter and alleged domestic abuser War Machine is awaiting trial on charges that he beat ex-girlfriend Christy Mack nearly to death. War Machine's brother Michael has been issuing jailhouse letters from War Machine on the fighter's Twitter page: in the latest ones, he claims to have found Jesus, and reminisces…
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo just admitted something many people have been saying for a long time: Twitter is awful when it comes to abuse and harassment. But Costolo, who admits that the awful behavior of trolls is driving users away, is taking personal responsibility and plans to change how Twitter deals with users…
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Statecraft! It's a delicate art. But it shouldn't take the ghost of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to tell you that racist accent mockery on Twitter doesn't get you very far in diplomatic negotiations. Maybe somebody should inform Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, though.
We get it: No one likes Facebook. Twitter is full of trolls. Social networks can be a pain, but they're also great ways to stay in touch with friends and talk to new people. Even so, every few weeks we hear from someone who wants to just "quit" Facebook altogether. Here's why that's a silly idea, and what you can do…
Obama's $4 trillion budget could buy... pic.twitter.com/Zhy01kjbkl
— NRCC (@NRCC) February 2, 2015
Gabi really took it up a notch pic.twitter.com/uRUf4T4VKs
— shelby fero (@shelbyfero) February 1, 2015
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Taylor Swift, the one pop star who hasn't done anything to hurt anyone, has been the target of a malicious hack (hack hack hack hack hack hack). Her Twitter and Instagram accounts were compromised earlier this afternoon, but rather than capture her DMs and demand cash, the perpetrator asked for something much more…
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While we were all busy trying to decide which joke about George Clooney was the most gratuitous of the Golden Globes, comedian and actor Aziz Ansari was spending his Sunday evening devoted to more worthy causes. Specifically, he was calling out Fox News pond scum Rupert Murdoch for his legacy of racist bullshit and…
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America's favorite cokehead, Charlie Sheen, took to the Twitters to lambast Kim Kardashian for allegedly turning down a 6-year old's autograph request, calling her ass a "giggly bag of funk" (that she "dare call an ass"!) and telling her to "go f yourself" before taking a quick swipe at Kanye West, signing off as "c",…
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Anthony Pinnisi says he was just joking when he asked his friend Chloe if he could take her mom to prom if he got 500,000 retweets, but when she agreed, he didn't just laugh it off and ask someone age-appropriate, he started a creepy Twitter campaign complete with the mom's bikini pics.
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Lara Stone, the model who pulled the short straw when it came to posing partners for Justin Bieber's new Calvin Klein ad campaign, is now getting death threats because Beliebers (the same people who wanted Anne Frank dead because Justin mentioned that she was a "great girl") think she got way too close with their…
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In the spirit of year-end-lists, Nielsen released a report of the most tweeted TV shows of 2014 and The Walking Dead came out on top, averaging 576,000 tweets per episode. Confirmed: Zombies still No. 1 everywhere.
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In light of Bill Cosby's recent rape allegations, Judd Apatow has been adamant on Twitter about how much he detests the comedian. But Black-ish creator Kenya Barris finds the director's public tirades a little odd. Barris sent a series of tweets on Monday night, criticizing his peer for what he calls a "strangely…
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It's the end of year, which means the social networks are rolling out their annual year-end recaps telling us who and what "won the Internet" in 2014. If you were sitting around Googling diamond-encrusted butt plug this year (per Mark Shrayber), then sorry you do not have your finger on the pulse of what's happening…
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Azealia Banks has pissed off just about every type of person that exists and now maybe we can add Vegans to the list.
After the grand jury decision not to indict the New York police officer who used an illegal chokehold to kill Eric Garner on camera—the latest reminder of the petty regard in which we hold black life in this country—the backlash was swift.
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Wednesday evening in New York, as of people protested a block away, NBC broadcast live from Rockefeller Plaza for its annual Christmas special as if all was right in the world.
