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Alice + Olivia CEO Stacey Bendet is in legal hot water after launching her new job app for creatives, Creatively. Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin, CEO and founder of the platform SohoMuse, has sent Bendet and her company a cease and desist, obtained by Page Six, claiming she launched a “copycat version” of her app. “Indeed, many …

The recent release of Apple’s new budget iPhone has helped prop up the tech giant’s faltering business in China, new data shows. The Cupertino, California-based company sold 3.9 million iPhones in China last month, a 160-percent increase from March when the country was locked down by the coronavirus, according to data obtained by CNBC from …

While many Americans have used their stimulus checks to cover basic needs such as groceries and paying off their mortgage or rent, there’s evidence people are also spending the money on non-essentials including electronics, clothes and toys, according to major retailers. “Call it relief spending, as it was heavily influenced by stimulus dollars, leading to …

Rob McElhenney wasn’t going to let a global pandemic stop him from making his Apple+ workplace comedy series “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet.” The show, which follows a zany team of engineers and creatives at a video game studio, has a special episode premiering Friday called “Mythic Quest: Quarantine.” “The motivation was simple — ‘How do …

This season of the “Real Housewives of New York City” features one new cast member, Leah McSweeney. Or are there two newbies on the block? Elyse Slaine, described only as “Ramona’s friend” in on-screen captions, has made appearances on almost every episode since the 12th season kicked off in April. “This whole thing happened by …

Apparel chain Gap is speeding up its rollout of warehouse robots for assembling online orders so it can limit human contact during the coronavirus pandemic, the company told Reuters. Gap reached a deal early this year to more than triple the number of item-picking robots it uses to 106 by the fall. Then the pandemic …

Lisa Rinna is owning all of her iconic “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” moments, except for one. During a a rapid-fire game of “Do! You! Regret It!?” on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” on Wednesday, the 56-year-old actress admitted she regrets confronting Yolanda Hadid about Munchausen Syndrome. During the sixth season of the …

Japanese officials want to extradite two Americans accused of helping ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn make his dramatic escape from Tokyo. Japan is getting ready to formally request the extradition of ex-Green Beret Michael Taylor, 59, and his son, Peter Taylor, according to reports. US authorities arrested the pair at Japan’s request on Wednesday. “We are …

U.S. Women’s National Team star and frequent Trump critic Megan Rapinoe, referred to the president as a “white nationalist,” during a recent interview. “We have a white nationalist — I think — in the White House,” Rapinoe told VICE’s Anand Giridharadas. “And, the spewing of hate and the other’ing of the rest of the country …

A New York photographer has sued actress Jennifer Hudson and her company for allegedly ripping off his photo and posting it to social media. Fernando Ramales snapped the “Dreamgirls” star wearing an iridescent pink blazer and thigh-high stilettos, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. A news site bought the image and …