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  1. Messi and Ronaldo Hit by Instagram Bot Purge

    Messi and Ronaldo Hit by Instagram Bot Purge

    Instagram’s latest clean-up has wiped millions of followers from major celebrity accounts, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylie Jenner among the biggest names affected.

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  2. Jeffrey Epstein Alleged Jail Note Released

    Jeffrey Epstein Alleged Jail Note Released

    A federal judge has released an alleged Jeffrey Epstein suicide note that had been sealed in a case involving his former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione.

    1 min read
  3. Khloé Kardashian Details Coachella Scare

    Khloé Kardashian Details Coachella Scare

    Khloé Kardashian says her one trip to Coachella ended with her unknowingly taking drugs at an off-site party and hiding in a bathroom for hours.

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  4. Jolie Keeps 22 Emails From Pitt in Court

    Jolie Keeps 22 Emails From Pitt in Court

    A Los Angeles judge has ruled that Angelina Jolie does not have to hand over 22 emails Brad Pitt sought in their ongoing Château Miraval winery fight.

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  5. AI Ex Tool Turns Breakups Into Chatbots

    AI Ex Tool Turns Breakups Into Chatbots

    An open-source project called Ex.skill lets users build AI versions of former partners from chats, photos and memories, sparking a heated debate in China.

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  6. GameStop Buying eBay Would Be a Nightmare Scenario for Pokémon Card Collectors

    GameStop Buying eBay Would Be a Nightmare Scenario for Pokémon Card Collectors

    GameStop is reportedly weighing an eBay takeover, a deal that could reshape the secondhand market for trading cards, retro games, and consoles in ways collectors should not welcome.

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  7. Chinese Court Says Companies Cannot Fire Workers Just To Replace Them With AI

    Chinese Court Says Companies Cannot Fire Workers Just To Replace Them With AI

    A Hangzhou court sided with a quality assurance supervisor after his employer cut his role, offered a 40% pay drop, then blamed AI for his dismissal.

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  8. Suspect Arrested After Shots Fired Outside Chris Brown’s Los Angeles Home

    Suspect Arrested After Shots Fired Outside Chris Brown’s Los Angeles Home

    Police responded to Chris Brown’s Tarzana address Friday after a woman reported shots fired at her vehicle. LAPD says the weapon was CO2-style, the suspect was arrested, and Brown was not involved.

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  9. GameStop Reportedly Lines Up Possible eBay Takeover Bid

    GameStop Reportedly Lines Up Possible eBay Takeover Bid

    GameStop is said to be preparing a potential offer for eBay after building a stake in the online marketplace, setting up what would be a bold size-mismatch takeover attempt.

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  10. Daughter Asks Warner Bros. To Give Her Father’s Ashes A Permanent Spot In Its Prop House

    Daughter Asks Warner Bros. To Give Her Father’s Ashes A Permanent Spot In Its Prop House

    Rachel DuRose has asked Warner Bros. to keep her late father Doug DuRose’s ashes in the studio’s prop house, after the veteran prop master died following a decade-long illness.

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  11. Jane Fonda Says Her Barbra Streisand Oscars Comment Was a Joke That Misfired

    Jane Fonda Says Her Barbra Streisand Oscars Comment Was a Joke That Misfired

    Jane Fonda has clarified her reaction to Barbra Streisand’s Oscars tribute to Robert Redford, saying her earlier comment about not being asked to honor him was meant as humor, not a feud.

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