Celebs join Instagram 'freeze' to protest Facebook inaction
FILE - This Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 file photo shows the Instagram app icon on the screen of a mobile device in New York. Celebrities including Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio are taking part in a 24-hour freeze Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 on Instagram to protest against the failure of the social media platform's parent company, Facebook, to tackle misinformation and hateful content. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Celebs join Instagram 'freeze' to protest Facebook inaction
FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 file photo, Kim Kardashian West speaks at the "Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project" panel during the Oxygen TCA 2020 Winter Press Tour at the Langham Huntington, in Pasadena, Calif. Celebrities including Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio are taking part in a 24-hour freeze Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 on Instagram to protest against the failure of the social media platform's parent company, Facebook, to tackle misinformation and hateful content. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)LONDON – Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio are among celebrities taking part in a 24-hour Instagram “freeze” on Wednesday to protest against what they say is parent company Facebook's failure to tackle violent and hateful content and election misinformation. The movement asks people to put up a message highlighting what they called the damage Facebook does but otherwise refrain from posting on Instagram for a day. With 188 million followers, Kardashian West is one of the most influential people on Instagram and support from her and other big names for the boycott saw Facebook shares slide in aftermarket trading late Tuesday.
Black creatives in Italian fashion demand cultural reform
Fashion designer Stella Jean talks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)MILAN The only Black designer belonging to Italys influential fashion council is demanding a "long overdue cultural reform from her colleagues under the slogan: Do Black Lives Matter in Italy? A frequent refrain from Black creatives in Italian fashion is that they are often the only person of color in the workplace. Stella chafes at the Africa Hub, which promoted five brands during Milan Fashion Week in February. While she won't show in September, she has asked Capasa to host a Black Lives Matter event to kick off "the immediate launch of a long-overdue fashion cultural reform.''
Scarlett Johansson, Halle Berry and other stars take part in epic virtual "fight"
Some of the biggest names in show business took part in an epic "fight scene" video last week without ever being in the same room together. The video was directed, produced and first posted by seasoned stunt double and actress Zo Bell on Friday. The fast-paced clip shows dozens of female celebrities and stuntwomen "fighting" with each other through the lenses of their cameras. Halle Berry is hit by horse droppings and falls back into a pool before Scarlett Johansson tosses a medicine ball at the next victim. Bell also posted the full clip on Instagram, as did many of the other stars seen battling it out in the epic scene.
cbsnews.comRosario Dawson says she voted for Bernie Sanders after boyfriend Cory Booker endorsed Joe Biden
Rosario Dawson is leaning a different way politically than her politician boyfriend, Sen. Cory Booker. In an Instagram post Monday, the actress, 40, revealed she voted for 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. This comes as the New Jersey senator endorsed a different candidate: Sanders' rival, former vice president Joe Biden. View this post on InstagramNot Me Us I got to vote for Bernie again and I did. In November 2019, Booker shared details about the night he met Dawson during an appearance on the "Wendy Williams Show."
news-journalonline.comRosario Dawson says she voted for Bernie Sanders after boyfriend Cory Booker endorsed Joe Biden
Rosario Dawson is leaning a different way politically than her politician boyfriend, Sen. Cory Booker. In an Instagram post Monday, the actress, 40, revealed she voted for 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. This comes as the New Jersey senator endorsed a different candidate: Sanders' rival, former vice president Joe Biden. View this post on InstagramNot Me Us I got to vote for Bernie again and I did. In November 2019, Booker shared details about the night he met Dawson during an appearance on the "Wendy Williams Show."
dailycommercial.comRosario Dawson says she voted for Bernie Sanders after boyfriend Cory Booker endorsed Joe Biden
Rosario Dawson is leaning a different way politically than her politician boyfriend, Sen. Cory Booker. In an Instagram post Monday, the actress, 40, revealed she voted for 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. This comes as the New Jersey senator endorsed a different candidate: Sanders' rival, former vice president Joe Biden. View this post on InstagramNot Me Us I got to vote for Bernie again and I did. In November 2019, Booker shared details about the night he met Dawson during an appearance on the "Wendy Williams Show."
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