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‘They are doing this to basically every artist these days’: Halsey exposes record label for asking them to create a ‘fake viral moment on TikTok’ before releasing music

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‘Trying to enjoy any Miley Cyrus song but then remembering she doesn’t tip’: TikToker says Miley Cyrus didn’t tip at restaurant in viral video

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‘Kim K out here scamming the public’: TikToker finds Skims dupes via the company’s manufacturers

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‘This is beyond harmful’: TikTokers blast Steve Harvey’s nephew for resurfaced transphobic prank call

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