ICE agents complain about paycheck delays online in leaked Reddit screenshots
Plus: A minions routine is coming to the Olympics.
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ICE agents have allegedly been venting online about missing paychecks and delayed benefits on Reddit, of all places.
A former contestant on ANTM is speaking out against Tyra Banks’ new documentary about the show.
Here’s something to look forward to during the upcoming Winter Olympics: a Minions-themed figure skating routine, if you’re into that sort of thing…
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“Don’t expect much”: ICE agents are venting about missing pay and benefits on Reddit
The complaints surfaced after a major recruitment push that brought roughly 12,000 new agents into the agency. Recruitment materials had emphasized stability with competitive pay and benefits, including overtime pay, health insurance, life insurance, and a retirement plan.
Posts later suggested those offers lagged behind start dates, or failed to appear at all. Not only that, but the contracts involved for those signing bonuses also came with a significant amount of fine print.
“I don’t trust anything she touches”: Infamous “ANTM” contestant Lisa D’Amato fires back at Tyra Banks’ doc with her own tell-all
Former America’s Next Top Model contestant Lisa D’Amato is pushing back against Tyra Banks’ upcoming Netflix documentary, teasing what she says will be a more unfiltered account of the show’s legacy.
After the trailer for Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model dropped, the season five alum accused Banks of shaping the narrative as an executive producer and promoted her own appearance in an E! docuseries that promises a darker look at what really went on behind the scenes.
“Bullying works”: Universal caves, clears Minions music for Olympics skater
Olympic figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabaté will once again skate to Minions music after Universal reversed its decision to block his routine.
The studio had previously barred him from using copyrighted audio he said was already approved. But after furious fans flooded social media with memes about the “death of joy” and major outlets picked up the story, Universal reconsidered.
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LOL, so tRump's not paying his workers again!?