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Following the announcement that Lizzo was apparently quitting the music industry because of online bullying, the Grammy Award-winning singer has rowed back and un-quit. Lizzo has explained that what she meant when she declared ‘I QUIT’ in a social media post doesn’t mean she is quitting music. “I wanted to make this video because I just need to clarify (that) when I say ‘I quit’, I mean I quit giving any negative energy attention,” she said in a new video. “What I’m not gonna quit, is the joy of my life, which is making music, which is connecting the people, ’cause I know I’m not alone. In no ...
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Following the announcement that Lizzo is apparently quitting the music industry because of online bullying, those suing her have labelled the Grammy Award-winning singer’s public mid drop as “a joke.” Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, has been accused and sued for sexual harassment, racial discrimination and fostering a hostile work environment by her dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez. The lawyer for these dancers, Ron Zambrano, has responded to her recent announcement, calling it a “joke”. Zambrano told Entertainment Weekly: “It’s a joke that Liz...
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Melissa Viviane Jefferson, aka: Lizzo, has implied she is quitting the music industry due to the online hate and comments targetting her looks and her character. There may be a bit more to it than that though, as her announcement comes a day after a lawyer, who represents three former dancers who filed a lawsuit against Lizzo last August, said it was "shameful" the singer headlined a Radio City fundraiser for President Joe Biden "amid such egregious allegations". "I'm getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet," Lizzo, 35, said on Instagram. "All ...
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Around one in six adolescents has reported being cyberbullied, a “small increase” from 2018, according to a new study. Conducted in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO)’s European regional office, researchers surveyed more than 279,000 young people aged 11, 13, and 15 about bullying across 44 European and Central Asian countries and regions as well as Canada. They found that while overall bullying trends have remained stable, cyberbullying, including sending mean messages, posts, or emails, or sharing videos or photos online without permission, had increased. “The digital wor...
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Washington (AFP) - When Ellis, a 14-year-old from Texas, woke up one October morning with several missed calls and texts, they were all about the same thing: nude images of her circulating on social media. That she had not actually taken the pictures didn't make a difference, as artificial intelligence makes so-called "deepfakes" more and more realistic. The images of Ellis and a friend, also a victim, were lifted from Instagram, their faces then placed on naked bodies of other people. Other students -- all girls -- were also targeted, with the composite photos shared with other classmates on ...
AFP
Anya Taylor-Joy opened up in a recent interview with Drew Barrymore about some of the difficulties she faced at a younger age. The 26-year-old actress began her film career after she dropped out of school at the age of 16. She burst onto the scene with her leading role in The Witch and hasn’t looked back since, and was promoting the dark comedy horror film The Menu in this latest conversation. Taylor-Joy began her interview by talking about being a young fan of The Beach Boys, and she also joked that she hadn’t “grown into my face yet” when she was around 14. She also spoke about how she was o...
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San Francisco (AFP) - California has sued Telsa alleging discrimination and harassment against Black workers at the electric carmaker's San Francisco area factory, which the complaint called a "racially segregated workplace." This is the latest accusation of prejudice at Tesla's Fremont production site, where a series of female workers filed lawsuits last year alleging sexual harassment and a Black worker was awarded $137 million in a racism case. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which enforces the state's civil rights laws and filed its suit Wednesday, said it had rec...
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United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United Nations on Thursday launched a campaign against gender-based violence on the internet, complete with the symbol ⓑ which can be added to social media posts. The symbol seeks to highlight that corporate logos and copyrighted Intellectual Property often receive greater protection online than people. The UN population agency UNFPA's "bodyright" campaign said women, young people, ethnic minorities and the LGTB community had to be protected against online violence. "Everyone has the right to live free of fear and violence -- both online and offline,"...
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Washington (AFP) - More than 20 employees of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard have "exited" the gaming giant, the company said in a staff email, following accusations of sexual harassment and discrimination against women. In August, the California-based videogame maker had promised a review of its practices following employee walks out over management's initial dismissal of a state lawsuit that described a "pervasive frat boy workplace culture". In an email sent to staff Tuesday, the company's chief compliance officer Fran Townsend said "more than 20 individuals have exited Activision ...
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The Japanese word "ijime" sounds much more sinister than its English translation, bullying. For today’s Japanese parents, their experience of bullying was back in the days when the kid who was a bit different was the main target—and the other children could rest easy. Today however, every child is a potential victim of modern bullying. Recent increased efforts by educational institutions to resolve and eradicate the harassment offer some hope. Bullying in Japanese schools, or ijime, is an entrenched problem. A study by the Tokyo Metropolitan School Personnel in Service Training Center in 2013 ...
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