Baumel has still never apologized. He is now a practicing doctor, by the way.
-Author, activist, and actress Amanda Seales revealed that Issa Rae did not invite her on the Insecure reunion tour. What she did not get into is that she has publicly talked shit about Issa Rae. So, the response was like, what did you expect?
-The novel Haunting Adeline, by H.D. Carlton, is being adapted into a movie, to much controversy, debate and excitement. It is about [warning: SA]a woman who falls in love with the stalker who sexually assaults her.
-Tomi Adeyemi, author of the novel Children of Blood and Bone, has denounced the upcoming film adaptation, which stars Amandla Stenberg. Previously, Adeyemi defended Stenberg’s casting, even though Amandla is a light-skinned biracial actress and the character she plays is described as dark-skinned in the book.
-AI porn ads, often featuring dark fantasy themes, have become common on TikTok. Some of them depict outright rape and violence against women. One actually showed a woman having sex with a demon snake creature. Many users have noticed these ads and have even tried reporting them to TikTok, apparently to no avail.
-Some wank going back and forth on BookTok for the past few weeks is whether using big words is ableist.
The first is fashion influencer Paige Lorenze and tennis player Tommy Paul.
The next is Danielle Walter, a dating content creator who fell in love with a Brazilian Uber driver and spiritual guru, got engaged after less than a year, and got married four months after getting engaged.
And I didn’t cover it, but influencer Micarah Tewers also got married last month:
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