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Monica Aldama, who is the coach on the Netflix show Cheer, has broken her silence on her co-star’s arrest on federal child pornography charges. "My heart is shattered into a million pieces. I am devastated by this shocking, unexpected news," Aldama wrote on Instagram Friday. "Our children must be protected from…

A new TikTok Global would file for an initial public offering in the U.S. in about a year under a plan still awaiting approval by President Trump that would see Oracle and Walmart as major investors in the video sharing app, according to reports Thursday. TikTok is said to have approached Instagram cofounder Kevin Syst…

UPDATED: Kim Kardashian West is among a growing group of media influencers and entertainment figures who plan to freeze their Facebook and Instagram accounts Wednesday, asking that others follow to protest misinformation on on social media. The initiative, driven by the Stop Hate for Profit coalition, is part of a…

Paul Walker’s daughter, Meadow, is commemorating what would have been the late actor’s 47th birthday by sharing a photo on Instagram. In the family photo mage, Walker is holding his baby daughter and smiling. Meadow Walker wrote in the caption,  "The moment I realized we are twins," Meadow Walker, who works as a…

Dwayne Johnson took to social media today to reveal that he, his wife and two young daughters have tested positive for coronavirus, but “we are on the other side, we are no longer contagious,” he said. “I wanted to give you guys a little health update on some of the things that I have been going through on my end for…

Facebook on Tuesday said it’s tightening requirements for publishers on its platform that are affiliated with political entities – defined as organizations, companies or other groups whose primary purpose is to influence politics, public policy or elections. Affiliated publishers will no longer be exempt from Facebook…

Glee actress Heather Morris posted an emotional tribute to her late co-star Naya Rivera yesterday, fighting tears as she reached out to fans of the onscreen couple. “I've been feeling this, like, aching in my heart to connect with my fans, to connect with everybody who's been feeling a little lost, a little confused…

Zoë Kravitz is taking a shot at Hulu’s on-screen diversity record over the cancellation of her series, High Fidelity, after one season. In a response to fellow actress Tessa Thompson’s reaction to Kravitz’s Instagram post on the cancellation, Kravitz wrote, “At least hulu has a ton of other shows starring women of…

As TikTok's future in the U.S. remains up in the air, Facebook Wednesday announced the official launch of rival Instagram Reels Stateside and in over 50 countries, calling it "a new way to create and discover short, entertaining videos … and help anyone with the ambition of becoming a creator take center…

A new report by Wall Street research firm Cowen & Co. finds TikTok’s most avid users frequent it far more than they do any other social media platform, but Microsoft’s “likely” takeover brings a host of complications. The firm’s veteran internet analyst, John Blackledge, was the lead author of the report, which tapped…

Add Lena Dunham to the growing list of celebrities who have contracted COVID-19. The Girls creator and star shared on Instagram that she contracted the virus in mid-March. Her "Covid Story," as she called it, detailed her experience as someone who suffers from a host of chronic illnesses. Dunham claimed her symptoms…

Updated with stock price and comments from conference call: Facebook shares popped 6.5% in late trading Thursday after the company added users and beat ad revenue forecasts in the midst of a global pandemic, an ad boycott and intense regulatory scrutiny. On a conference call to discuss the numbers, executives cited a…