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Jeremy Roloff Thanks Audrey Roloff’s Mom … But Where is Amy?

Little People, Big World stars  Audrey and Jeremy Roloff welcomed their baby girl into this world on Sunday, September 10. Since then, we’ve had a few updates about how Audrey and their adorable daughter, Ember Jean, are doing. But while we’ve learned that Audrey’s mom is helping out, there’s been zero mention of Jeremy’s mother, Amy. And that has some fans concerned. Ember Jean is 8 days old! Audrey’s pregnancy seemed to last forever — and it did last beyond Audrey Roloff’s due date . That’s not so unusual, though. Due dates are the results of very educated guesses, but each person and each pregnancy can vary significantly. But we’re obviously so excited that the Roloff family has this precious new addition! Not to mention that a lot of fans and viewers are hoping to see plenty of Ember on Little People, Big World . Jeremy Roloff took to his Instagram story to reveal that his mother-in-law has been pitching in to help out. We know that Audrey has been exhausted after giving birth and, since then, pretty much constantly feeding Ember. (That’s pretty normal — some babies feed every hour or every other hour, day and night, for weeks on end) So it’s fantastic that her mother can lend some assistance. “So Audrey’s mom came over for a little bit to help, which has been just amazing. So I’m gonna run to the store and do our little list of errands, stock up on some stuff.” First of all, it’s always great to see people crushing the stereotype of not getting along with their in-laws. (Seriously, they’re your family and you presumably met them before getting married — if your spouse likes their parents, please don’t have an adversarial attitude about them) Second of all, though, that help must be very welcome. Obviously, the couple — who usually don’t balk at sharing anything and everything about their lives with social media — hasn’t been able to give updates as frequently as before. They’re busy. Having a newborn is a lot of work. (Having a baby of any age is constant work, actually) But there’s been something missing from Jeremy and Audrey’s updates. Or someone missing, we should say: Amy Roloff. This is Amy’s second grandchild. Haters have slammed Amy Roloff for not posting photos with baby Ember (and for posting sponsored content instead), especially after she has posted so many pics with grandbaby Jackson. A lot of fans are wondering what’s going on. It could be that Amy hasn’t seen her granddaughter … which would be a huge difference from her hands-on grandmothering with Jackson. And, as fans speculate, that could be a problem that the couple has with Amy … or some sort of inexplicable disinterest on Amy’s part. But let’s consider other possibilities,okay? One is that, maybe , Jeremy and Audrey have asked that only they share photos of Ember initially. (Note that we don’t have any close-ups of Ember yet — some parents wait a while for things like a newborn’s coloring to clear up before sharing pics) So it’s entirely possible that Amy, who has posted her happiness about Ember’s birth and congratulated her son and daughter-in-law in a public post, has photos but is respecting their wishes and not sharing them yet. Maybe Jeremy only got a chance to share that his mother-in-law was helping out while running errands and hasn’t had a chance to give his mom a shout-out because he’s had his hands full. So … let’s not speculate too wildly, okay? There are plenty of possibilities. View Slideshow: Audrey Roloff Baby Bump Pics: Look at It Grow!

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Joy-Anna Duggar Goes Cake Tasting in Boring New Sneak Peek!

Delicious. That's all we can say about this new clip from Counting On featuring Joy-Anna Duggar and her future husband Austin Forsyth. Only literally, though. In this evening's installment of TLC’s hit series, the reality star, 19, and her then-fiance, 23, sat down for a pre-wedding rite of passage: Wedding cake tasting. That's right, a major segment of tonight's show is devoted to Austin and Joy picking out the cake they wanted for their nuptials. Joy-Anna and Austin got hitched in Rogers, Arkansas, on May 26, just two months after getting engaged, and right after she got pregnant . Just kidding. (Maybe.) Anyway, in the sneak peek below, young Duggar talks with the baker and expresses her desire for a three or four-tiered cake. One that is off-white and “really simple,” she says, though “I’m open to a lot of ideas. I don’t know if I’m going to go more simple or more fancy.” “I’m going to just wait and see,” she added, while Forsyth – expressionless as drywall on his best day – can barely contain his antipathy. You can hear him yawning all the way from the Natural State … and understand why execs may actually bring back Josh and Anna . Austin said he was really surprised at how many little details go into every decision for the big day … and not an excited kind of surprised. “Being engaged and planning our wedding, there are a lot of decisions that have to be made that I never thought of,” he said, adding: “It was a little more than I ever thought about.” In that sense, reality stars really are just like us. Any guy who's ever gotten married has likely been in his shoes in this kind of setting. Of course, most guys who have gotten married have hugged a woman chest to chest first, but that's neither here nor there. Following the big day, which resulted in Joy-Anna Duggar's baby bump just three months later, they enjoyed a honeymoon in Switzerland. “Saying our vows and saying 'I do' and committing our lives to each other is so incredible,” the teen bride gushed at the time. “I am so blessed to be married to him .”   Forsyth added, ”I’m just looking forward to getting to share my life, its good time and its challenges, with my best friend.” As for their impending baby, which was announced August 30, she said, “Every child is such a precious gift from God.” “I’m most looking forward to watching Austin as a dad and raising children together with him,” Joy-Anna said of her man. Not to fall asleep along with Austin Forsyth as you watch Counting On online tonight … the sneak peek appears below:

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Donald Trump Retweets Clip of Him Hitting Hillary Clinton With Golf Ball

Hey, remember the 2016 election? Sure you do. Even if you were somehow able to forget that you’ve lived every day since November 8 in some sort of Orwellian hellscape where up is down, black is white, and hamburgers eat people, the principal players still bear the psychic scars of their electoral combat, and they will not let you forget it for a single second. In case you decided to take up residence in a Unabomber shack in the woods around the time a presidential candidate started talking about his dong during a televised debate and you’re just now re-entering society, allow us to bring you up to speed: Donald Trump is now our president, despite running a campaign marred by multiple genital-related scandals . Despite the fact that he won, Trump clearly still awakes with the election at the forefront of his mind every morning, presumably staring dead-eyed at the ceiling fan over his bed, a la Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now . Hillary Clinton is also still obsessed with the most bonkers presidential election in American history, but she’s decided to seek catharsis by writing a book in which she blames everyone else for her loss. Ya know, like an adult! (Hey, petty adults who are more concerned with settling old scores than with the future of the country are still adults.) The Donald, on the other hand … well, he’s decided to handle things quite differently. Trump-Clinton Golf GIF Take six seconds of your day to watch the clip above in order to remind yourself that we’re currently living in the Upside Down (RIP, Barb). It’s from a Twitter account with the stunningly apt handle @fuctupmind, and it was retweeted by the President of the United States. Yes, 71-year-old Donald Trump was so tickled by the thought of him pelting a former first lady, senator, and secretary of state with a golf ball that he felt compelled to share @fuctupmind’s handiwork with the world. It’s easy to get bored when you’re in your bathrobe by 6 pm every evening, but surely a man with a pretty important gig can find better ways of keeping himself busy. Obviously, there were millions of stunned reactions on social media, but the consensus is perhaps best encapsulated by this tweet from former director of US Office of Government Ethics Walter Schaub: “The President of the United States just retweeted a video vignette that imagines him assaulting his political rival. The man is unfit,” Schaub wrote. It’s the truth, folks. No matter where your beliefs fall on the political spectrum, it’s time to admit that Donald Trump is unfit. And we’re not talking about the fact that he an ass that could rival Kim Kardashian’s . View Slideshow: Tiny Trump: Internet Cuts President Down to Size!

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Here’s How Iggy Azalea Went From Potential Star To Past Tense

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Source: Scott Legato / Getty Iggy Azalea ‘s career could be likened to a celestial comet: nice to look at, only comes around every years and if you blink, you could miss it. Back in  2010, when Nicki Minaj was starting her tenure as reigning queen of rap, all anyone could talk about was he Australian-bred rapper being the hottest thing to hit hip hop in a long time. The fact that she’s not American and White added to her appeal, but what lead to her demise? Jezebel recently did an article entitled “The Making and Unmaking of Iggy Azalea” and touched on important points in her career that were pivotal to her success. The article points out that Polow Da Don was interested in Iggy ever since he met her in Atlanta in 2010 when she was just dropping mixtapes. The producer said of his first encounter with Iggy, “She just looked exotic. She looked like a star. If she was in entertainment, I wanted to work with her. If she wasn’t, I wanted to talk to her, try to take her out on a date or something.” Source: Kevin Mazur/AMA2014 / Getty After bouncing around from mentor to mentor, who tried to make her go pop, Polow says, “I told her, ‘Nobody’s gonna buy you being hood.’” Due to their creative differences, Iggy and Polow parted ways — then she moved on to another Atlanta great, T.I. Before officially working with Grand Hustle, Iggy continued to grind her way to hit records, and finally landed one by the end of 2014. “Fancy” set the charts on fire and became 2015’s summer anthem. From there, she took her talents to features and hopped on tracks with everyone from Ariana Grande to Britney Spea r s . She was basically the pop world’s go to rapper at the time. Iggy was so popular that she even landed a modeling contract with Wilhelmina. Then, according to Jezebel, “Iggy became a punchline and went from being hailed as a white rap savior to, three years later, being a digital-era Vanilla Ice.” Her social media beefs with everyone from Azelia Banks to Q-Tip, plus her tumultuous relationship with Nick Young, started to overshadow the music. In a June interview with The Guardian, singer Halsey , who is also White, summarized Iggy’s career in a nutshell, saying “She had a complete disregard for Black culture. F***ing moron. I watched her career dissolve and it fascinated me.” Halsey isn’t the only one who noticed her disregard for the culture, hip hop as a whole was demanding for her to stop mocking the art of hip hop. Last year and 2017 were ice-cold years for Iggy professionally, but her personal life has overshadowed her music — hence the reason she posted more about her five-minute long relationship with French Montana   than she did her sophomore album. Iggy Azalea Would Totally Yes’ If French Montana Proposed She … : https://t.co/W5gpie9iX2 …. pic.twitter.com/4xa9BYemHz — BINGBING Cocktail (@BINGBING_CKTAIL) February 19, 2017 Bottom line, after seven years in the game, we still haven’t gotten to the heart of who Iggy Azalea is besides a rapper from Australia. Maybe 2018 will see the rebirth of Iggy Iggs on the music charts? Check out the full Jezebel article here . [ione_media_gallery src=”https://globalgrind.cassiuslife.com” id=”4015610″ overlay=”true”]

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Jenelle Evans: I’m Not Abusing My Son, Nathan Griffith Is!

Jenelle Evans has a lot going on right now, huh? Her wedding to David Eason is taking place next weekend, if you can even believe it! There’s also a good chance she’s still adjusting to the number of kids who have come into her home this year: in addition to Kaiser, baby Ensley was born in January, then this summer she and David got custody of his daughter, Maryssa. She also got that official visitation schedule with Jace , meaning that he’s been around a lot more, too. It sounds like a lot to handle, right? And that’s not even touching the absolute mess that is her upcoming custody battle for Kaiser … At the beginning of this month, Nathan Griffith’s mother, Doris Davidson, went to court to intervene in Jenelle’s custody case with Nathan. According to documents she filed, it would be in Kaiser’s best interest to be placed with her instead of with either of his parents. The issues she listed included the fact that Jenelle smoked marijuana throughout her last pregnancy, resulting in a positive drug test for Ensley and an investigation by child services. Doris also claimed that when she visited with Kaiser, he usually had several suspicious bruises on his body, and he even once told her that David had punched him . On top of that, she insisted that Jenelle was, at best, neglectful — she said that Jace was once lost in the woods for two hours, and that once when she came to the home Kaiser was outside playing by himself. They were some pretty strong allegations, to say the least. Jenelle has responded a couple of times, once in a statement in which she blamed her mother, Barbara, for instigating the new custody issues. Then, in a quickly deleted Twitter rant , she claimed that while CPS had visited her, they were more concerned with Nathan’s behavior. And in court documents she filed earlier this week, we’re learning that that’s her official stance : it’s all Nathan’s fault. According to the documents, obtained by Radar Online, Jenelle claimed that in the past, Kaiser has returned from his visits with Nathan “with severe bruising on his buttocks.” She said that she “attempted to address this concern” with both Nathan and his mother, but they “became hostile, threatening, and rude” to her “and would not maintain a respectful or business-like tone.” It’s interesting because Doris mentioned this incident in her original filing — in her version, Jenelle did confront her about the bruising and insisted that Nathan was the one responsible. Doris said she told her that she’d been there with Nathan and Kaiser the entire time and it didn’t happen, and also that she’d been taking pictures of Kaiser after picking him up and dropping him off to document the bruising she’d seen. So basically both sides here are admitting that Kaiser has been abused, it’s just a question of figuring out who’s responsible. That poor, sweet little boy … In Jenelle’s documents, she said that instead of Doris intervening, the agreement should instead be arranged so that she has full custody. She deserves this, she explained, because Nathan “has pending felony charges resulting from allegations of domestic violence.” Additionally, Nathan “is often unable to care for the minor child during his designated visitation,” and instead of talking to Jenelle about it beforehand, he lets Kaiser stay with his mother. And on top of all that, she said that Nathan had violated their custody agreement — particularly the part where they’re both supposed to be respectful of each other. But, oddly enough, though she complains that he won’t spend time with Kaiser, she’s also upset that he won’t give up a weekend with him when it suits her schedule. View Slideshow: 13 Shocking Jenelle Evans Facts Even We Didn’t Know! Because next weekend is Nathan’s weekend … but it’s also Jenelle’s wedding. And according to her, he’s not interested in letting Kaiser attend. The court date to sort this mess out is scheduled for October 2nd. Should be an eventful day!

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Jessa Duggar Hits Back Against Mommy-Shamers!

Let’s be real, there are a lot of things we can criticize the Duggars for. Like, so very, very many things. There’s the whole Josh Duggar scandal — well, the two Josh Duggar scandals, the child molestation and the adultery. Three scandals if you count the porn addiction! Then there’s that whole thing where the family likes to have as many children as humanly possible, regardless of their ability to care for them or the mother’s ability to carry them. There have been plenty of rumors about the Duggars’ religion and the way the religion teaches them to discipline their children — lots of horror stories there. But while this wild and crazy family definitely deserves some of the hate they receive, it’s important to understand that not every single thing every single Duggar does is worthy of such hate. Like that photo the family shared of Jessa Duggar’s oldest son, Spurgeon, drinking from two bottles last month? Yeah, it wasn’t really a huge deal. Spurgeon was 21 months old at the time — his second birthday is in November! — and sure, most doctors recommend that toddlers transition to sippy cups around their first birthday. Bottles aren’t great for those cute little baby teeth for a number of reasons, it’s true. But not every kid is automatically ready to give up the bottle at the same time, and that’s OK. As a parent, you just do what you have to do, you know? You follow your instincts and do what you feel is right for your child. And it seems like that’s what Jessa has been doing for her two precious boys . But, and this goes back to our earlier point, the Duggars just can’t do anything right for some people. And those people made sure to inform Jessa of her terrible ways in the comment section for that photo. “Uh, he’s a little old for a bottle,” one person told her, while another advised that it’s “time to take them away, sweetie.” One particularly outraged person wrote “There’s nothing you can say make think this ok. Lazy parents let their child over Yr have bottle. This just bad.” Lots of anger for one cute photo, right? But now, Jessa is finally responding to all that outrage. And we can’t help but applaud her. She shared that cute photo of Spurgeon with another bottle (just one this time though), and asked “How’s this for a little ‘SeeThroughSaturday!” “That’s my boy!” she continued. “Yes, he’s 22 months old. Yes, he drinks water from a sippy cup, and yes, he still prefers to drink much of his milk/kefir from his bottle — especially before nap/bedtime.” “TBH,” she admitted, “I wish she wouldn’t have weaned himself early, and would’ve bf till 2. There, I said it.” In conclusion, she told her followers that “If you are experiencing anxiety over this, please share all your wisdom and perfect parenting advice in the comments section below.” So much sass! The comments on this post were overwhelmingly positive — lots of “you go girls!” and “screw the haters!” But some people stuck to their guns. View Slideshow: Duggar Family Photos: Then & Now! As one person wrote, “I love how paying attention to pediatrician recommendations and scientific research is equated with being negative.” So hey, you can’t please everyone, it seems. But still, when it comes to the Duggars … save your rage.

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Chrissy Teigen: Tabloids are Dumb, John Legend Still Loves Me!

It would be hard to name a celebrity couple more lovable than John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. Because, come on … it’s John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. John is so talented and adorable, Chrissy is so beautiful and so real. They’re a truly wonderful match. Who could forget that delightful moment when Chrissy revealed that she didn’t realize John could see her butthole in certain sex positions? Or what about the time that he told us all that she’d been teaching their adorable daughter, Luna, how to mock him? And speaking of their adorable daughter Luna, seriously, have you even seen her? They’re just the best, the very best, and that’s why it was so upsetting earlier this week when we heard that there may be some trouble over there in that lovely paradise . According to that tragic new report from In Touch, Chrissy and John “are having real marriage problems.” So many problems, in fact, that “They have been in marriage counseling for the last six months.” Their alleged issues include Chrissy’s admitted drinking problem , as well as her struggle with postpartum depression. Because if we’re to believe this report, John is willing to end their marriage and tear their family apart because of issues Chrissy developed after carrying and giving birth to their child. See why we called this mess “tragic”? “They are fighting nonstop,” the report continued. But, on the bright side, “They’re trying very hard to make their marriage work.” The whole thing is very depressing, and while we wouldn’t imagine it to be true, we wouldn’t have imagined many celebrity splits that have happened this year. Chris Pratt and Anna Faris? Fergie and Josh Duhamel? It’s a bad time to be a long-lasting celeb couple. However, before you get too upset, know that Chrissy has addressed this rumor not once, but twice. And both statements are, in typical Chrissy Teigen fashion , simply delightful. First, she shared a photo of the In Touch cover on Instagram — the cover that advertised an “exclusive” about “Chrissy & John: On the Brink of Splitting.” “Oh in touch go f-ck yourselves, you exclusively dumb pieces of trash,” she wrote in the caption. Then yesterday, paparazzi got video of Chrissy and little Luna leaving LAX, and they managed to get a few colorful comments out of her. First, a photographer told her that if she and John did ever split, he’d “lose all faith in love.” In response, she laughed and said “We’re not even close!” He asked her why people are writing things about their split then, if they’re so happily married, and she said “Well, In Touch is f-ckin’ stupid.” She also said that she has “no idea” where they get their stories from, but maybe “They’re bored. No news. Slow news day.” Chrissy, gem that she is, then revealed the secret to successful Hollywood relationships: “I think enjoying yourself, having fun, realizing it’s all bullsh-t.” Oh, girl. Never change. Not that you would.

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Leah Messer: I’m Ready to Find Me a Boyfriend!

Leah Messer is on the hunt for love! You know what that means … by the time 2018 rolls around she'll be married and pregnant. We kid, we kid — though Leah did move that fast after splitting with Corey Simms and getting with Jeremy Calvert , she's grown a whole lot since then. She spent time in a rehab facility to work on her anxiety and depression (or her substance abuse issues , depending on who you believe), and she's obviously been super introspective lately. The Leah of today is nothing like the Leah of a couple of years ago. Gone are the days of nodding off while holding babies and failing so much at parenting that she loses custody of her children! Nope, as we've been seeing on the current season of Teen Mom 2, Leah is in a much, much better place than she was. And as we can see in this sneak peek for Monday's episode, she's in a place where she feels comfortable looking for a boyfriend! As she explains, “I haven't been on a date since my divorce with Jeremy, so I made myself a profile on a dating app.” OK, so right off the bat it looks like Teen Mom 2 is continuing the strange tradition of ignoring the entire existence of T.R. Dues , which was to be expected. In the clip, Leah is looking at the app with one of the twins, Gracie, who is advising her on when to swipe left and when to swipe right. “What kind of boy should I date?” Leah asks her, laughing. Gracie doesn't answer, but she does point to one of the men's photos and says “He's my kind.” At that, Leah laughs some more — it is pretty funny, actually — but says that Gracie shouldn't be looking at the app and turns her phone off. Later, back at the house, she calls up her friend Kylie to get another adult's perspective on the idea of jumping back into the dating scene. She tells her that she's trying to do “the dating app thing,” but “it's weird.” “Just because it's been a while, you know,” her friend says. Leah agrees, because it's been “two years” since she dated anyone — again, guess good ol' T.R. was totally fictional . But she also says that she doesn't want to bring any old guy around her daughters. Her friend shrugs off those concerns, telling her to just go bowling with some dude, and it'll all be fine. Leah agrees — guess she's pretty desperate to get back out there, huh? Watch the beginning of the next chapter of Ms. Messer's journey in the video below:

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Meghan Markle, Suits Co-Star Caught Up In Social Media Controversy

For weeks now, we’ve been hearing rumors that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are secretly engaged . According to those who believe the reports, there’s good reason for the couple’s secrecy. Royal engagements can be messy affairs that require the approval of numerous parties. Sources say Meghan met the Queen last week, and many believe Harry asked for his grandmother’s blessing to marry Markle. It was initially reported that several Royals weren’t crazy about the idea of a Harry-Meghan marriage. They had nothing against Meghan personally, the insiders claimed, they were just a bit put off by the PR nightmares that might stem from Harry marrying an American actress. And now, it looks as though the concerned parties might be seeing their worst-case scenario come true. For obvious reason, there’s intense interest in Meghan’s personal life on both sides of the pond. This has resulted in numerous ridiculous tabloid rumors, such as the one that had Meghan cheating on Harry . Americans who weren’t previously Royal watchers have taken a greater interest in Meghan than in Harry’s previous girlfriends, not only because it really looks as though the couple is actually headed for the altar, but also because she’s the star of a long-running American television series. (That airs on the USA network, no less!) Now, Meghan’s the other stars of Suits are beginning to experience the complications that can arise from having a future Royal as a co-worker. Life & Style is reporting today that actor Patrick J. Adams was forced to delete his entire Instagram account after posting a photo of Meghan. Sources say Adams posted a photo of himself and Markle on set, with a caption reading: “Ross and Rachel — the next generation.” Yes, that was all it took for fans to start commenting about the possibility of Meghan cheating on Harry with Adams, or of Adams and Markle hooking up in the past. Marrying a prince might be a pretty common fantasy, but it looks like Meghan is already experiencing the downside, and she and Harry aren’t even officially engaged yet. Perhaps that’s why she’s avoiding the press at all cost these days. “I don’t read any press,” Meghan said in a recent interview. “I haven’t even read press for Suits. The people who are close to me anchor me in knowing who I am. The rest is noise.” That’s probably a wise move. View Slideshow: Meghan Markle: 16 Things to Know About Prince Harry’s New Squeeze

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Chelsea Houska, Other Stars: BUSTED Over Instagram Ads!

The Teen Mom franchise has produced a lot of entertainment. It’s also churned out some reality stars who aren’t such great people. Chelsea Houska is one of the exceptions, though. She loves her children and just generally doesn’t come across as vapid or that much of a hot mess. So … color us surprised that Chelsea Houska’s in trouble. Like, legal trouble. Don’t worry — despite what Teen Mom ‘s editors might show you, Chelsea Houska doesn’t neglect her daughter in favor for her baby. In fact, the alleged violation for which she’s been singled out has nothing to do with being a mom at all. Not directly, anyway. Chelsea Houska was one of 21 recipients of sternly worded letters (anything from the government is stern; it’s hard to “smile” in legalese). From the FTC. And it all has to do with Instagram ads. You know, when a celebrity poses with some kind of weight loss tea or talks about how much they love their new, like, makeup kit while showing the kit and saying the name of the brand? The kind of thing that we’ve seen from a bazillion celebs. It’s what got a bunch of haters to slam Amy Roloff the other day. This isn’t about income disclosure. That would be a letter from the IRS and, frankly, probably a lot scarier. But the Federal Trade Commission has had it up to here with celebrities who don’t “properly disclose” their ads. The FTC argues that merely tagging a brand counts as an endorsement. They’re real sticklers about their rules. Just like how pharmaceutical commercials (here in the US, pretty much the only place on the planet where you’re allowed to advertise prescription drugs) have to list all of the many ways that their drug might somehow harm or kill you … Just like how commercials have to list that the people speaking are paid actors (even if it’s in the fine print that nobody reads) … … Instagram ads are supposed to be tagged plainly. With “#ad.” And apparently a number of stars, including Chelsea Houska and Farrah Abraham, haven’t exactly been doing that. We’d question whether anyone old enough to use Instagram is naive enough to think that those transparent advertisements are just celebrities casually plugging products for fun. Like, if someone talks about liking their favorite soda, maybe they just do that. But an Instagram post about it, mentioning the brand and holding up the label for the photo? You’d think that you’d have to be a fool to not realize that, at the very least, that star has gotten some free stuff out of the deal. In most cases, they’re monetizing it. On the other hand … the world is full of fools and they deserve honesty, too. Instagram ads can be a huge source of money, from a regular Instagram model to Kylie Jenner. Whether it’s a fitness model showing off the protein powder that they almost definitely don’t use to a reality star showing off a corset that almost definitely didn’t make her lose weight, Instagram ads are a huge business. We can understand why the FTC feels the need to clamp down … even if “#ad” looks so tacky in people’s captions. We wonder if maybe the FTC needs to reconsider some of its rulings, though. Sure, it’s a big business — some public personalities pull down six figures a year on Instagram ads alone. (Others are said to pull down six figures per post … mostly just Kylie Jenner) But … are there similar rules in place for product placement on television shows and in films? When someone on television drinks a specific name-brand soda or even walks in front of a sign for a fast food place, that’s not a coincidence. Usually, the company paid for that to happen. “Ad” doesn’t show up anywhere on the screen. Some might argue that featuring something in your social media posts is akin to a film’s product placement rather than being more like a commercial. Technology changes all of the time. Sometimes it takes the law a while to catch up.

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