The "Chappell Roan hates fans" memes explode online
Plus: CNN broadcasts live from...Jake Tapper's office?
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
People of the internet are reacting to the Chappell Roan fan situation with memes, of course.
Those of you following the “Hawk Tuah” crypto scam story won’t be surprised that she’s back and claiming ignorance.
CNN’s experimentation with a more casual look is being mocked online.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
The internet responds with Chappell Roan memes to the alleged snub of Jude Law’s daughter
After a recent story broke about Chappell Roan allegedly siccing her security guard on a young fan who smiled at her at breakfast, people started calling to cancel the singer.
It doesn’t help that people have a certain perception of Chappell and how she views children, after she said in a podcast interview that she didn’t know any happy parents. Combine those two things, and people online started memeing about the idea of the singer joyfully causing harm or distress to children.
Haliey Welch, better known as the Hawk Tuah Girl, finally speaks about her failed crypto venture
After a year and a half out of the public eye, “Hawk Tuah Girl” Hailey Welch broke her silence, describing her side of the viral crypto crash.
In the interview, the influencer emphasized that she didn’t understand crypto and was exploited by those in control. While the case is still ongoing, Welch told Callaghan that she has cooperated fully with the investigation and that she “doesn’t have anybody’s money.”
CNN attempts a more casual, podcast-like set only to get roasted online
Instead of the clean, sleek, modern look of the newsroom desks with large LED screens featuring city scenes and bold graphics, Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper are now hosting their segments from busy sets that seem to evoke the modern-day video-format podcast, and not everyone is impressed with what they describe as an attempt to look like a low-budget podcast.
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This was the most-read story on the Daily Dot yesterday: