Decades-long superfan unfollows the Osmonds because of Charlie Kirk
"Blocked the entire Osmond family."
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A decades-long fan of the Osmond family finally decided to unstan in a very public way, the quality of Taylor Swift’s merch is being called out by her fans yet again, and an extra whose scene was cut from a Harry Potter movie finally gets to see the footage after two decades.
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“They support the destruction of the U.S.”: 60-year Osmonds superfan renounces entire family over their Charlie Kirk tribute
After six decades of unwavering fandom, one woman says she’s finally cutting ties with the Osmonds…because of Charlie Kirk.
Tracy Gwynn, a 64-year-old fan who’s supported the musical family since the 1960s, announced on TikTok that she’s unfollowed, unfriended, and blocked every member of the famous clan after they publicly praised the late right-wing activist after his death in September.
“Life of a Shein girl”: Broken $40 hairbrush adds fuel to complaints about Taylor Swift’s merch quality
A $40 Life of a Showgirl hairbrush from Taylor Swift’s official merch line went viral this week after one fan posted a photo of her broken brush on X. The now-viral post said, “My showgirl hairbrush came broken… thanks umg.”
Photos showed a poorly glued joint between the bamboo and acetate materials. The tweet gained over 4.2 million views and inspired a wave of memes and criticism aimed at the pop star’s merch shop.
A “Harry Potter” extra shares emotional reaction to seeing her deleted scene for the first time in 20 years
For nearly two decades, actress Samantha Clinch held onto one hope: that one day, she’d see her missing moment from the Harry Potter films.
The British actress played Eloise Midgen, a minor Hogwarts character mentioned in the books but barely visible in The Goblet of Fire. Her scene where she danced with Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter was cut from the final film, leaving only a fleeting glimpse of her on screen. Recently, however, that changed when a fan stumbled upon a behind-the-scenes clip and sent it to her.
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🔊 Spotify users say they were horrified when an advertisement for ICE played in the middle of their playlists. As a result, some have decided to delete their accounts.
🐝 Yellowjackets fans received a shock earlier this week when it was announced that the beloved Showtime series would be ending with Season 4.
🚦 A social media trend features people “just hangin around” to the tune of a 2008 Kid Cudi banger that references a strain synonymous with tropical paradise.
📌 Pinterest users are celebrating as though liberated from bondage after the site added toggles to turn off recommendations for AI posts.
🪖 A former Army sniper delivered a blistering critique of the federal deployment of troops to Portland, Oregon.
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