Month: April 2021

The “Disaster Girl” photo that sparked a thousand memes is the latest to make it big all over again as an NFT. Zoe Roth, a 21-year-old college student and face of the viral “Disaster Girl,” sold an NFT of the meme for roughly $500,000 worth of Ether, The New York Times reported. The auction took place earlier this month, on auction site Foundation. Roth plans to use the funds to pay for school and make donations to charity, she told The Times. The now iconic image dates back to 2005, when her father, David Roth, snapped the photo in their neighborhood while watching local firefighters at a controlled burn. Eventually, he entered it into a contest (he won), and the photo was quickly picked up by internet forums, according to Know Your Meme. It’s not the first time an old meme has found...

Five people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of Lady Gaga's dogwalker and the theft of the singer's two French bulldogs, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday. Three of the suspects were charged with armed robbery and attempted murder in the incident, which prompted Gaga to offer a reward of $500,000 for the safe return of the dogs. But, police said, the three men were not targeting the pop star and did not know the dogs belonged to her. Instead, they allegedly tried to take the dogs because of the breed's high resale value. "This was a brazen street crime that left a man seriously wounded," Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. The men, who police said were documented gang members, were identified as 18-year-old Ja...

Looking for more celebrity and entertainment news? Sign up for Yahoo Lifestyle Canada’s newsletter! Social media is torn after new photos of Nicole Kidman on set of "Being the Ricardos" are published. (Image via Getty Images)The first photos of Nicole Kidman in costume as Lucille Ball have been revealed — and some fans aren't happy.  Photographers snapped photos of the 53-year-old on the Los Angeles set of her new film "Being the Ricardos" alongside co-star Javier Bardem, who portrays Desi Arnaz. Kidman wore a curly red wig to portray the "I Love Lucy" star in a new Aaron Sorkin film which follows a "crisis" in Ball and Arnaz's marriage.  ALSO SEE: 'Everyone gets hotter after a breakup': Fans are loving Alex Rodriguez's post-breakup glow-up The new photos from the film's set have spa...

Ooh, ooh, he can’t believe it.  T-Pain — unable to “Blame It” on the alcohol this time — is taking a social media walk of shame for unwittingly ignoring hundreds of Instagram direct messages from verified celebrity accounts.   “I was today years old when I found out about the request folder on Instagram that’s full of celebs trying to reach me,” the Grammy Award winner laments in a now-viral virtual confession. In his video — which has amassed over 2.5 million views across Instagram, Twitter and TikTok — T-Pain, 35, hilariously admits that he had no clue about Instagram’s unsung Message Requests inbox feature.  A wave of unanswered DMs from the likes of Academy Award winner Viola Davis, 55, music producer Diplo, 42, and the cartoon-tycoon network Ni...

1:55 PM PT -- LAPD says a total of 5 people were arrested -- 3 of whom allegedly pulled off the actual dognapping and shooting of Fischer ... they've been booked for attempted murder. The other 2 suspects were arrested for accessory to murder, and cops say one of them is the father of one of the alleged dognappers. LAPD believes he contacted a female friend and recruited her to drop off the dogs, and claim the reward money. Cops say the father and the 3 people booked for attempted murder are all known gang members. Multiple people who allegedly dognapped Lady Gaga's 2 French Bulldogs and shot her dog walker have been ar...