Beauty influencer’s glitchy fail video sparks talk about unrealistic standards
Plus: The messy public battle over Reese's ingredients.
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
The latest from China’s Douyin app revolves around an influencer whose facial filter glitched out during a livestream.
Batman fans who have tuned in to Ryan Murphy’s Love Story want to see Paul Anthony Kelly play Bruce Wayne next.
Have Reese’s cups tasted a little bit off to you lately? Then you’ll be personally invested in the latest drama at The Hershey Company…
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Beauty influencer’s glitch exposes her real face, causing her to lose 140K followers
For a split second, the illusion disappeared. A beauty influencer in China reportedly lost 140,000 followers after her filter glitched mid-livestream and revealed her natural face.
The clip, which likely originated on China’s TikTok-equivalent Douyin, spread quickly across social media, although the woman’s username and social media weren’t disclosed. While some accused the influencer of deception, others rejected that framing, questioning instead why filters carry so much weight in the first place and why women feel the need to use them.
After his role as JFK Jr. in “Love Story,” Batman fans want Paul Anthony Kelly to play Bruce Wayne next
Paul Anthony Kelly is turning heads as JFK Jr. in Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, and now fans want him to play Bruce Wayne.
Kelly is a newcomer with only one previous acting credit listed on IMDb from 2010. After years of auditioning, he finally landed a huge role as JFK Jr. in Ryan Murphy’s latest series based on true events. Fans have been dying to know who will be the next Batman, and Kelly is the internet’s newest pick.
“Reese’s identity is being rewritten:” Grandson of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups inventor slams Hershey for making the candy “inedible”
On February 14, Brad Reese made a scathing post on LinkedIn in the form of an open letter directed at Todd Scott, the manager of corporate brand and editorial at The Hershey Company. In it, he alleged that Reese’s “identity is being rewritten...by formulaic decisions that replace Milk Chocolate with compound coatings and Peanut Butter with peanut-butter-style crèmes across multiple REESE’S products.”
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