BuzzFeed Inc. announced a 15% workforce reduction, including the closure of its news division, due to CEO and co-founder Jonah Peretti's overinvestment in the news division and failure to hold the company to higher standards for profitability. The closure has been met with wisecracks online, but Peretti said the company had produced a huge amount of amazing reporting and that it was a difficult decision to make.
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Jennifer McBride, one of the co-defendants charged in connection with the theft of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs, has filed a lawsuit against the singer for allegedly denying her the $500,000 “no questions asked” reward. The lawsuit claims Gaga “defrauded” her by making a promise without intent to perform, and seeks damages for McBride’s pain and suffering, as well as the $500,000 reward. Gaga has yet to comment on the lawsuit.