The SEC has charged crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and eight celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan and Jake Paul, for promoting crypto assets without disclosing they were being compensated for doing so. The celebrities have agreed to pay $400,000 in fines and return the money they were paid for the promotion. The SEC’s investigation is ongoing and serves as a reminder that celebrities must disclose their compensation when promoting investments.
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Puerto Rican woman Carliz De La Cruz Hernández has filed a lawsuit against reggaeton artist Bad Bunny, claiming that her voice and phrase were used without her permission in two of the artist's songs. She is seeking damages and a court order to stop the artist from using her voice and phrase, as well as proper credit for her contribution. The lawsuit is still pending and the artist has not commented.
Former President Donald Trump has returned to social media, claiming he expects to be arrested in connection with a Manhattan District Attorney investigation into his 2016 campaign. The investigation is related to a hush money scheme involving Stormy Daniels, and meetings have been going on between law enforcement agencies in New York City about how to prepare for a possible indictment. Trump was previously banned from major social media platforms after the Capitol riot in 2021, and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office has not commented on the investigation.
YouTube has restored former President Donald J. Trump's channel, more than two years after it was suspended for inciting violence. The decision was made after careful evaluation of the risk of real-world violence and the chance for voters to hear from major national candidates. This is the latest move by major tech companies to restore access to Trump's accounts, with certain restrictions.
Key takeaways: YouTube announced that it will restore former President Donald Trump’s channel, which has been suspended since the weeks following the January 6th attack…
Scott Adams, the creator of the popular Dilbert comic strip, has faced backlash after making controversial remarks about Black Americans. This has resulted in the publisher of his forthcoming book withdrawing plans for the book, newspapers no longer running his strip, and his book agent no longer representing him. The controversy has sparked a debate about freedom of speech and censorship, and Adams' response to the continued fallout remains to be seen.
Scott Adams, creator of the popular Dilbert comic strip, has faced the biggest consequence of his recent comments about race, with Andrews McMeel Universal, the syndication company that distributes Dilbert, announcing it was severing its relationship with him. Adams' comments were denounced as racist, hateful and discriminatory by various media publishers, and he has since apologized for them and said he is "working to make amends." The future of the Dilbert comic strip is now uncertain.