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Dan Bilzerian’s new pot company may soon go up in smoke. The latest venture from the hard-partying, self-proclaimed “King of Instagram” — Ignite International, which sells a smorgasbord of weed-related products — burned through $50 million last year. Ignite lost $43 million on expenses related to marketing and promotion as well as office leases alone, …
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Scientists in China say they have found a new virus that is similar to the swine flu that caused a pandemic in 2009. Named G4 EA H1N1, the virus is similar to the swine flu that caused a pandemic in 2009 and possesses “all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus”, according to the …
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YouTube star PewDiePie has come to the defense of his social media-famous colleague Jenna Marbles. Marbles, 33, announced Thursday that she was quitting the platform, where she boasts over 20.2 million followers, after facing backlash for past videos where she dons blackface. The backlash was more akin to bullying, though, PewDiePie said in a post …
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YouTube star Jenna Marbles says she’s signing off… for now. The YouTube star, whose real name is Jenna Mourey, announced Thursday via her channel that she will no longer be producing content due the backlash she has faced over past videos, including several in which she dons blackface. In a video called “A Message,” Mourey …
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She’s issued a Myka culpa. Myka Stauffer, the controversial YouTuber who gave up her adopted son Huxley, who has autism, has broken her silence and apologized “for all the hurt I’ve caused” in a lengthy Instagram post. Written on the Notes app of her iPhone, the 33-year-old influencer, who previously worked with the likes of …
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Influencer culture as we know it is over. Kylie Jenner, the youngest and most popular member of Instagram’s first family and the pioneer of the Instagram influencer business model, cannot keep up with it herself. This Insta-business model that Jenner perfected is based on two primary revenue streams: sponsored posts and branded products. Once an …
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Fashion influencer Arielle Charnas — who got flak for fleeing to the Hamptons in March after testing positive for the coronavirus — is now facing more criticism after a florist accused her of stiffing him on arrangements. But she tells Page Six exclusively that she paid, and that the drama all stems from people’s “distorted …
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Putting yourself out there as an online influencer is risky business. YouTuber Myka Stauffer has come under fire this week for “rehoming” her adopted son Huxley, who is autistic. “I wouldn’t trade him for anything!” the Ohio-based social-media star once gushed in a cuddly 2018 Instagram post, which doubled as a paid ad for Dreft …
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No backsies? Myka Stauffer, a mommy blogger who’s come under fire this week for “rehoming” her autistic adopted son, once said that she “wouldn’t trade him for anything!” in the caption of an Instagram post. The picture, posted in 2018, shows Stauffer cradling 3-year-old Huxley, about six months after he was adopted in late 2017. …
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This past September, influencer Myka Stauffer posted a photo on Instagram showing off her modern family — including the son she adopted in 2017. “I love this big crazy family!! Wouldn’t change a thing about it.” The 32-year-old might have spoken too soon. Stauffer and her husband, James, posted a YouTube video titled “An update …
Dan Bilzerian’s new pot company may soon go up in smoke. The latest venture from the hard-partying, self-proclaimed “King of Instagram” — Ignite International, which sells a smorgasbord of weed-related products — burned through $50 million last year. Ignite lost $43 million on expenses related to marketing and promotion as well as office leases alone, …
