One of YouTube’s top influencers ranted against an internationally recognized French wine expert, leading to targeted hateful comments online, but the expert and tour guide says she was simply doing her job. Now, one of the influencer’s sponsors is cutting ties with the online star. Tana Mongeau is known for sharing dramatically exaggerated stories about… Continue reading Babbel cuts ties with influencer over podcast rant
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Two days in the death, then life, of the teen influencer
Lil Tay’s life has always been shocking: She was a viral sensation who gained traction during the peak influencer period, waving fistfuls of cash around luxury cars and publishing profanity-laced rap videos that included racial slurs. This is when she was supposedly 9 years old. Then there was drama around who was managing her. Then… Continue reading Two days in the death, then life, of the teen influencer
Twitch influencer Kai Cenat in custody after console giveaway causes chaos at New York City park
A video game influencer was in custody after a giveaway in a New York City park erupted in chaos on Friday, authorities said. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department confirmed that Kai Cenat, a popular personality on Twitch and YouTube, was in law enforcement custody. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had been… Continue reading Twitch influencer Kai Cenat in custody after console giveaway causes chaos at New York City park
Influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial
BUCHAREST, Romania — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, won an appeal on Friday to be released from house arrest and will instead be put under judicial control measures, his spokesperson said. The exact restrictions that Tate… Continue reading Influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial
Bud Light sales plunged after boycott over campaign with transgender influencer, company reveals
Anheuser-Busch Inbev reported a drop in U.S. revenue in the second quarter as Bud Light sales plunged amid a conservative backlash over a campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The world’s largest brewer said Thursday that revenue in the United States declined by 10.5% in the April-to-June period from a year earlier, “primarily due to the volume… Continue reading Bud Light sales plunged after boycott over campaign with transgender influencer, company reveals