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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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‘You know I grew up poor’: Roommate’s B.S. excuse for stealing rent money has people livid

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Woman says she lived with a famous model who was a 'kleptomaniac' and 'pathological liar.'

Model pathological liar

‘I didn’t have a Roman Empire until now’: Woman says she lived with a famous underwear model who was a ‘kleptomaniac’ and ‘pathological liar.’ It got worse

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘You guys can like imagine what our apartment smells like’: TikToker prints out pictures of dirty litter box to prove her roommate is neglecting cats

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘Take the cat in please’: TikToker shows off mess left by ‘nightmare’ roommate who abandoned their cat

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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TikToker says roommate poisoned them and cut power cords to the appliances before moving out—but they refuse to expose her (updated)

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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‘I’d be extremely uncomfortable’: 18-year-old TikToker is assigned a 52-year-old roommate, sparking debate

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