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The Specimen Met The Machine

via The video: TMZ · The video: Today · Rival coverage: Daily Mail · Rival coverage: Vice

On September 18, influencer Frankie LaPenna fought a six-foot humanoid robot in a San Francisco cage in an event billed as the world's first human versus robot fight, and the remote-controlled machine, which was running as an ad for a VR game, knocked him to t…

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Rodrigo's Dress Had A Melt Down

via The photos: Page Six · The fashion angle: Vogue · Rival coverage: TMZ · The video: Just Jared

On Friday night, Olivia Rodrigo opened her Unraveled Tour at People's Bank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut, and artificial rain turned her white sleeveless dress into a disintegrating costume change during "the cure," revealing a red corset and micro miniskirt …

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Depp Eats The Step And Repeat

via The video: TMZ · The video: Daily Mail · Rival coverage: Page Six · Rival coverage: The Mirror US

On Saturday night, Johnny Depp stopped for photos at Drink Las Vegas at Park MGM and, mid-pose, bit a leaf off the leafy backdrop behind him, chewed it, spat it out, and went back for a bigger second bite, per TMZ. The step-and-repeat exists to give the camera…

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The Clean Slate Is A Laundromat

via The report: The Verge · The complaint details: Startup Fortune · The earlier YouTube-scraping admission: The Verge · The original 2024 suit: The Verge

According to The Verge, Sony Music and Universal Music Group filed yet another suit against Suno, accusing its new v6 model of "model laundering" after training on user outputs from older models built on unlicensed music. The marketing, first. Suno sold v6 as …

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The Ghost Shoot Got A Values Audit

via The original report: The Athletic · The denial and the context: Goal.com · The deal details: Football Today · Nike's week of bad news: Irish Times

According to The Athletic, Nike cancelled a planned London shoot with Karim Benzema on Wednesday night after taking a closer look at his past, and the 38-year-old hit back on Friday with an Instagram story reading "Fake news.. my dear". The quiet drop. The sho…

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The Slot's Backlash Is The Campaign

via Stone's interview: People · The ad itself: Novig on X · Rival coverage: Fox News · Athletes firing back: ABC Australia

According to People, Sharon Stone said in an exclusive interview at Variety's Power of Women on Sept 23 that her Euphoria costar Sydney Sweeney needs to "take responsibility" for the nearly nude Novig sports-betting ad that has women's athletes in an uproar. F…

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MTV, Trophy Tailor, Sews Swift A Moon

via How to watch tonight: AP · The Monday announcement: AP · The studio announcement: Paramount · The full performer list: Billboard

According to AP, Taylor Swift will receive an inaugural "Artist Director Honors" at tonight's VMAs, a 31st trophy that makes her the most awarded artist in VMA history. The award, announced Monday by CBS and MTV, recognizes artists whose work behind the camera…

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The Friendship Tier

via The "Friend of the Brand" story: allkpop · The "Friend of the House" recap: allkpop · Milan week context: Vogue Singapore · Show venue photos: Mediafine

Girls' Generation's Yoona walked to the Max Mara 2027 spring/summer show in Milan on September 24 as the house's first Korean "Friend of the Brand," and the next day Italian jewelry house DAMIANI named LE SSERAFIM's Sakura its new "Friend of the House" in a re…

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The Beauty Aisle Got A Red Carpet

via The press release: Target · The Ulta split: Retail Dive · The event photos: Comic Basics · Retail coverage: Fox Business

McKenna Grace posed among the new displays at a Target Beauty Studio celebration event on September 26, weeks after the retailer opened its rebranded beauty "destination" in more than 600 stores. According to Target's own press release, the concept launched Se…

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