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…
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…
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…
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…
According to Fortune, Temu quietly stopped funding a network of fake influencer accounts on Meta's platforms within days of being exposed, after spending nearly a billion dollars on "creator" partnership ads across the UK and the EU. The Czech nonprofit Online…
via The announcement: Fashion Times · The sit-down: ELLE · The where-to-buy version: Hypebae · The jacket itself: Aritzia
According to fashiontimes, Aritzia named KATSEYE's 18-year-old Yoonchae the face of its Super Puff campaign Thursday, her first solo brand deal since the group's 2023 debut. The group already holds deals with Gap, Fendi, Pandora, and Glossier. Now the youngest…
via The side-by-side screenshots: Business Insider · The report: The Verge · The second victim, documented: Futurism · The original post: Elliot Choy on X
According to The Verge, YouTuber Elliot Choy says a Kalshi ad used an AI recreation of his apartment move-in video with his face swapped for a white man's, and Kalshi confirmed the ad ran. Kalshi is a prediction market. The whole brand is that it knows what ha…
via The press release: GlobeNewswire via FinancialContent · Rival coverage: The Hollywood Reporter · Her actual jewels, the $137 million sale: Christie's · The same release, finance desk: MarketScreener
According to the GlobeNewswire release, Brilliant Earth and House of Taylor, the company that licenses the late Elizabeth Taylor's name and likeness, announced a 17-piece lab-grown jewelry collection on Sept. 24, ranging from $995 huggie earrings to a $15,000 …
via The campaign and the backlash: Today · The photoshoot: TMZ · The ragebait charge: The Blast · The original scandal: NBC News
According to Today, Reformation launched its "Good Sport" fall campaign Sept. 16, starring Olivia Jade Giannulli in a gray crewneck that reads "College," with 100% of the sweatshirt's net proceeds going to a student nonprofit. The shoot leans on the 2019 admis…
via The original report: Engadget · The blind-box angle: TechRadar · The fan backlash and the stalking posts: IndiaTimes · The Jennie backstory: IndiaTimes
On Wednesday, Meta announced two styles of $399 AI glasses by BLACKPINK's Lisa, complete with a star on the frame, a star-printed charging case, and a blind-box pet charm, according to Engadget. The drop lands weeks after her bandmate Jennie faced online heat …
via The press release: Business Wire · The couch photo, as filed: Pet Age · Rival coverage: Pet Age · The ticker math: StockTitan
According to a Business Wire release out of Neptune City, N.J., Nylabone, the dog toy division of NASDAQ-listed Central Garden & Pet, announced its first chew toys made with real chicken, bison, venison, bacon and beef, and named actress Ashley Tisdale the fac…
via The AP story: Seattle Times · The press release: PR Newswire · Rival coverage: WWD · Rival coverage: Adweek
Gap Inc. announced Tuesday a multiyear partnership with JYT, a five-member boy band, as the first deal under its new Fashiontainment platform, per AP via Seattle Times. The deal includes a co-produced docuseries, a national mall tour starting in October, and a…
via The recap: Hello! Magazine · The official store: shop.madonna.com · The 10th No. 1 chart run: Billboard · The Rolling Stone version: Rolling Stone
Madonna, 68, posted behind-the-scenes photos from a shoot for her new Confessions II merch line to Instagram this week, posing in a sheer black top, fishnets and a cascade of layered necklaces while peeking over a doorframe. Photos courtesy of Hello! Magazine.…
via The recap: PR Newswire · The brand page: Kenneth Cole · The industry coverage: WWD · The FashionNetwork version: FashionNetwork
Per PR Newswire, Kenneth Cole has launched INSPIRE, a new men's fragrance named after the verb, fronted by Joe Jonas, who also performs its original power ballad. The rollout includes a One Times Square takeover, branded pedicabs, and a $15 body spray. The $75…
via The recap: Marketing Dive · The creative breakdown: Adweek · The Hollywood Reporter version: The Hollywood Reporter
According to Marketing Dive, Beats launched a new ad for its customizable Beats 360 headphones in which a cafe is packed with different versions of Kendall Jenner. The cafe in the ad is, of course, called Kendalls. The genius of the Franchise of One is that th…
via The recap: The Athletic · The athlete reactions: The Guardian · The international wire: CNN · The Australian angle: ABC News
According to The Athletic, Sydney Sweeney, an equity holder and strategic partner in the sports betting app Novig, fronted its "Just Sports" campaign, which shows her semi-nude playing sports while saying "no betting on wars or deaths and no politics." Olympic…
via The recap: PBS NewsHour · The wire report: CNN · The NBC copy: NBC News · The same-week follow-up: Reuters
According to PBS NewsHour, Converse pulled a global sneaker campaign starring Karina of aespa this week after critics said the lighting on her skirt evoked a KKK hood and the way she held the shoes evoked a lynching. The company apologized with "We're sorry" a…