2 February 2026 At the 2026 Grammy Awards, pop star Billie Eilish’s bold political statement condemning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during her acceptance speech for Song of the Year sparked intense reactions across social platforms, but perhaps none more viral than the live response of conservative influencer Emily Austin, whose sneering “reaction” clip quickly became one of the most talked-about moments of the night. Attending the ceremony in Los Angeles an even

1 February 2026 Cole Walliser at 2025 Kids' Choice Awards in June 2025. Credit : Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Cole Walliser, the Canadian filmmaker and creative force behind the high-speed Glambot footage that has become a staple of awards-season red carpets, was conspicuously absent from the 2026 Grammy Awards, a notable departure given his longstanding presence at music’s biggest night and other major events. Known for the slow-motion clips he captures of stars arriving

31 January 2026 Comedian Ben Bankas has found himself at the center of a cultural firestorm after six of his sold-out performances at the Laugh Camp Comedy Club in St. Paul, Minnesota were abruptly canceled following a viral clip in which he made provocative remarks about the late Renee Good, a Minneapolis mother of three who was fatally shot by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in early January 2026. The cancellation, which came less than a week before Bank

27 January 2026 Haley Baylee, the social media influencer and former model once married to ex-NFL star Matt Kalil, has taken her legal fight into the courtroom after Kalil sued her over remarks she made about their marriage and his private life remarks that went viral in late 2025 and sparked an unusual storm of public attention. In a motion filed earlier this month in federal court, Baylee asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit her ex-husband brought against her, framing his l

19 January 2026 Brenay Kennard listens during a hearing in a Durham County courtroom last Thursday. (Kaitlin McKeown/The News & Observer) In a case that has captured attention far beyond the usual confines of small-town civil litigation, a North Carolina judge took the unusual step of banning social media influencers from a Durham County courtroom after several creators attempted to livestream and document the proceedings in the controversial legal battle surrounding TikTok p

15 January 2026 Chiara Ferragni. Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP via Getty In a moment that blends relief with introspection, Italian fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni publicly reflected on her two-year legal ordeal after a Milan judge cleared her of aggravated fraud charges tied to a controversial cake campaign that captivated headlines and ignited debate across Italy and beyond. The judge’s decision on January 14, 2026 brought a dramatic close to a case that began in 2022 when Ferra

14 January 2026 At 80 years old Candy Spelling, the Broadway producer, philanthropist and widow of legendary television mogul Aaron Spelling, recently became the unlikely focus of a cultural conversation that swept across social media and entertainment circles after she appeared on the February/March 2026 cover of Westlake Malibu Lifestyle magazine in a way that startled many fans and ignited spirited debate about photography, editing and the portrayal of age. The portrait th