Posts by Riah Marton
Untangling Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling Scandal as She Makes Directing Comeback With The Invite
By August, though, LaBeouf had been replaced with Harry Styles, due to what was initially cited as scheduling conflicts. Months after they shot in the fall of 2020, Wilde confirmed a romance with Styles the following January. This was about the time Wilde realized not all was right in Victory. “People were f—ing pissed,” Wilde…
Read MoreLive Updates: The Prime Day Skincare Deals to Shop for Glowy Skin Before the Sale Ends Tomorrow
What Is Prime Day? Prime Day is Amazon’s massive annual shopping event exclusively for Prime members, featuring major discounts across pretty much every category imaginable. Think of it as Black Friday in the middle of the year, with limited-time lightning deals, celebrity-loved finds, beauty steals, tech markdowns, and viral products all competing for your attention. Over the years, Prime…
Read MoreSnap sued by parents of girl who was raped by man she met on Snapchat
Social media company Snap is being sued by the parents of a girl who was raped when she was 12 years old by a man she met on disappearing messaging app Snapchat. The 111-page lawsuit, filed this week in a Missouri Circuit Court, alleges that Santa Monica-based Snap “enabled and facilitated the grooming, exploitation, and…
Read MoreSnap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr help erase $550 million in medical debt for Californians
Snap Chief Executive Evan Spiegel and his wife, supermodel Miranda Kerr, have helped pay off $550 million in medical debt for more than 261,000 Californians. The couple made a multimillion-dollar donation to Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit that provides debt relief to people in financial need. The organization acquires medical debt in bulk from hospitals,…
Read MoreKids sit in windows as Waymo travels through Westside. Witness alerts company; car doesn’t stop
Look, Ma, no hands! Three boys turned a Waymo ride into a wind-in-their-hair joyride late Friday afternoon in Santa Monica. Local resident Rojia Shahsavani, who was out around 6 p.m. tackling errands, said she witnessed three pre-teen to teen boys taking selfies and sitting on the open window ledges of a white Waymo as the…
Read MoreWhy tech stocks are getting hammered
Tech stocks took another big hit Tuesday as investors sold off shares of companies that have powered the artificial intelligence boom. Technology companies have been spending billions of dollars investing in data centers and infrastructure needed to support the race to advance AI. But sky-high valuations and geopolitical tensions have some investors questioning whether massive…
Read More‘The ability to say no’: Artists demand consent over AI use of their music
A coalition of advocacy groups for artists, songwriters and managers is warning musicians about the growing risks of artificial intelligence music. Recently, many major record labels have inked deals with AI music startups such as Suno, Udio and Klay. But the coalition, which includes organizations such as the Music Artists Coalition and the Songwriters of…
Read MoreBailey Zimmerman Faces Felony Charge, Arrest Warrant for Allegedly Causing $16K in Damage to Hotel Room
Bailey Zimmerman is in hot water with New Mexico authorities. The country music star is facing is a fourth-degree felony for criminal damage to property over $1,000 and a misdemeanor for falsely obtaining services in charges filed on June 18, according to court records viewed by E! News. E! has reached out to Zimmerman’s rep…
Read More‘I got crushed’: AI giants are funding ad wars in races across the country
WASHINGTON — In congressional races across the country, a new crop of super PACs is taking to the air with millions of dollars’ worth of advertisements to sway voters. “President Trump said it best, ‘Celeste Maloy will never let you down,’” says one advertisement supporting the Utah Republican representative in her upcoming primary election. “Standing up to…
Read MoreAs Hollywood leans into AI, the real battle is over likeness and who gets paid
When Brian Grazer has an idea for a movie, he now starts with a chatbot. The co-founder of Imagine Entertainment — the company behind “A Beautiful Mind,” “Apollo 13” and “Liar Liar” — said he sits down with Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, to rough out a story before handing it to a writer. “You can…
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