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The official White House X account jumped on the summer’s biggest meme in the worst way possible, an Orange Is The New Black actor talked about being unhoused while working on the show on TikTok, and who thought it was a good idea to modify the original Wizard of Oz movie with generative AI? Strange times we’re living in…
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"This is vile": Jet2holidays voice actress pushes back at Trump White House using meme to hype deportations
The Trump administration sparked outrage after using a light-hearted Jet2holidays meme to promote deportation flights.
Though clearly intended as a joke, the pairing of cheerful music and branding with a grim reality didn’t sit well with many viewers. Just like the White House account's other attempts to post memes, this joke once again fell flat.
“Orange is the New Black” actor details experiencing homelessness while acting on the show: “Never be jealous of anyone, ever”
Mandela Bellamy posted a screenshot of a Getty Image on TikTok from an event she attended while playing Rosalie Deitland on Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black. “I really want everyone to understand that when you see these Getty Images, this is a homeless woman in this picture,” she says.
In an email to The Daily Dot, Bellamy added, “the cast of OITNB was not fairly compensated for our work, which I believe to be due in large part to the show being created by and starring predominantly women.”
“Garishly ugly”: Outrage brews over The Sphere’s “Wizard of Oz” featuring AI upscaling that erases key details of the film—and makes up others
The Wizard of Oz is an absolute classic, but the dramatic transformation it just underwent has people up in arms. On August 28, the Las Vegas venue The Sphere will screen the movie on a 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screen.
A team of 2,000 people is utilizing AI to enhance the film’s resolution and expand its footage beyond the frames shot during the 1930s. Segments from the movie have now gone viral online, and netizens are nothing short of outraged.
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☘️ The Dropkick Murphys paid tribute to Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein’s friendship during their song “First Class Loser” at the Warped Tour.
🎮 A woman covered her husband’s Xbox in over 500 charms after he dried her Lululemon leggings. She called it “weaponized incomptence,“ but the prank didn’t quite land with users on social media.
😵 One Redditor got women talking about the horrific things they put up with for years because they thought it was a normal part of life.
🌉 A Bay Area micro-influencer was left in tears after a horrible experience at Kis Cafe, and now the restaurant may be permanently closed as a result.
💪 Videos of gym bros and bodybuilder types trembling through pilates classes while questioning everything are going viral on TikTok, and the videos are quite funny.
⚖️ A Redditor fears that her already unfaithful husband lied to her yet again, judging by a mysterious recording on their condo’s scale.
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