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Elon Musk Deletes his Company’s Social Media Profiles in Wake of Cambridge Analytica Scandal

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Elon Musk deletes his companies' social media profilesElon Musk very abruptly deleted the social media profiles for both Tesla and SpaceX this last Friday. The move did come as a surprise to Musk fans but since the whole Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, Musk decided that is was best to delete the profiles all together to take stand against Facebook. Last week there was a huge outcry on social media to take a stand against Facebook. The hashtag #deletefacebook started to trend last week on Twitter and so far many have joined the movement to get rid of their Facebook pages. Musk decided to also join the movement by deleting both the SpaceX and Tesla Facebook pages. The SpaceX account had 3 million followers, and Tesla hd about 4 million.

This bold move came in the wake of the latest Facebook impropriety. It was discovered last week that the consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, had wrongfully harvested personal data for over 50 million Facebook users.  The information wastes by the political consulting firm who was backing President Trump’s 2016 election campaign. The information that was collected was then used to developed a software program that profiled the users to predict voting patterns. Through these predictions, they created micro-targeted ads that were designed to influence US citizens’ voting decisions.

According to Techradar.com, Cambridge Analytica was able to gain access to the information through very underhanded means. According to the article, “Cambridge Analytica (CA) obtained voter data through a Facebook-linked app named ‘thisisyourdigitallife’. Through the app, CA member Aleksandr Kogan paid Facebook users in exchange for a detailed personality test, supposedly for academic research purposes.”

The #deletefacebook hashtag started with the cofounder of WhatsApp (that is also owned by Facebook). Brian Acton started the movement by tweeting, “It is time. #DeleteFacebook” and Musk responded with tweeting “What’s Facebook?”.

Another Twitter user called him out saying, “Delete SpaceX page on Facebook if you’re the man?” and in typical Musk fashion, he responded with, “I didn’t realize there was one. Will do.”

Soon another tweet followed asking if Musk was going to also delete the Tesla Facebook and Musk responded with another cheeky answer saying, “Definitely. Looks lame anyway.”

Musk deletes facebook for both Tesla and SpaceX

There has also been called for Musk to delete the Instagram accounts for both Tesla and SpaceX since Facebook owns Instagram but so far both those profiles are still up. Musk did acknowledge that Facebook’s negative influence is creeping in but for now he has not made another public statements about getting rid of the Instagram profiles. For those still wanting to keep up with the company, both companies still have their Twitter, Youtube and Flickr accounts.

As the enigmatic SpaceX and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, has been known to make some pretty unpredictable moves, but he usually follows his gut on what is best for his companies and his gut is usually right. But according to Musk, he doesn’t even use Facebook anyways. In his last thoughts on the matter, he tweeted, “Instagram’s probably ok imo, so long as it stays fairly independent. I don’t use FB & never have, so don’t think I’m some kind of martyr or my companies are taking a huge blow. Also, we don’t advertise or pay for endorsements, so … don’t care.” and he then added, “We’ve never advertised with FB. None of my companies buy advertising or pay famous people to fake endorse. Product lives or dies on its own merits.”

Make Zuckerberg has since made a public apology and did the standard public apology tour but it took a few days before the news broke before the Facebook founder stepped forward to offer any explanation as to why this breach of trust even occurred in the first place. The fallout continues as sharp drop in share price erased close to $50 billion of the company’s market cap. Now Zuckerberg has been asked to testify before congress to address the “breach of trust” that occurred.

 

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Donald Jr.’s Rumored Affair with Singer Aubrey O’Day has Yet to be Confirmed

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aubrey-oday-djt-affair-hintMore details are coming to light about the divorce between Donald Trump, Jr. and his wife, Vanessa. Although it has yet to be confirmed, many media outlets are reporting an affair happened between Don Jr. and the singer, Aubrey O’Day. O’Day appeared on the fifth season of Celebrity Apprentice where she met Don Jr. and even admitted on the show that she had a crush on him. Even though there were never any public rumors about the two during that time, now a lot of information is coming to light that implicates the two had an affair.

During the show, the ex-Danity Kane singer even admitted that she had a crush on Don Jr. and at some point during an interview said, “Don Jr. makes me nervous, because his opinion means a lot. He’s done this for a very long time. And also, I have a very big crush on him, so I don’t want to disappoint him.”

The revelation at the time in 2012 didn’t mean a whole lot but now that Don Jr. is getting divorced, both that quote and many of O’Day’s twitter posts are all pointing towards an affair. Sources are also confirming to media outlets that the affair was even found out my Vanessa who then called to confront O’Day about the affair. According to USWeekly, a source came forward and said that Vanessa found emails between her husband and O’Day. Vanessa decided to confront O’Day about the affair. She called O’Day with her children on the phone with the intent to shame and humiliate O’Day. Vanessa was pregnant at the time with her fourth child and was “crazy with jealousy” according to a source.

The affair began in 2011 and appeared to go through 2012. A source close to O’Day told USWeekly that the affair was very intense. The source said, “When it started, he and Aubrey were very serious all of a sudden. He told her it was over with his wife, that they were separated and he didn’t love her — all of that stuff. Aubrey fell for him hard,” adds the insider. “She thought they were going to be together for real.”

There were clues on her social media that she was with someone that time but she never mentioned who it was. She posted some very cryptic tweets about being in love and taking trips with a loved one. When asked who she was referring to, she only gave a coy answer. She told media outlets that her boyfriend wished to remain anonymous.

Sources have also come forward to say that Don Jr. was going to leave his wife but his father stepped in and talked some sense into him. Don Jr. went back to his wife and O’Day went on to write a song titled, “DJT”, which people now think the song written after the affair was called off. The song title also happens to be the initials of Donald John Trump, Jr. and the lyrics speak of a tumultuous relationship between two people.

Neither party has come forward to confirm the rumor but enough sources have come forward with information that seems to confirm the affair.

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Horrible Person, Josh Duggar, Files Another Lawsuit Against the Release of Molestation Investigation

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Well file this under we hop you got what’s coming to you, Josh Duggar has filed another lawsuit against Arkansas officials saying that they illegally released documents regarding the investigation into the alleged sexual molestation of four of his sisters and a babysitter when he was younger. This is the second lawsuit that Josh Duggar has filed over the same issue. That lawsuit was thrown out and it appears that this time he is alleging that Arkansas officials went against policy by releasing the documents about the molestation.

Duggar is claiming that the documents that were released caused him extreme emotional distress. The lawsuit states that, “The facts included in said investigation records were not a matter of public records, and, in fact, were protected from disclosure by Arkansas state law.”

The lawsuit states that the city and county officials in Springdale and Washington County illegally released documents regarding an investigation in an allegation of sexual abuse in 2006. The investigation was performed by the Springdale Police Department, acting in cooperation with the Arkansas State Police.

The investigation originally started because the police received an anonymous tip that Josh had fondled 5 underage girls in 2002 and 2003. Four of those five girls were his sisters and even though he admitted that he did indeed sexually abuse those 5 girls, he never received any punishment. The documents were released in 2015 and cost him his spot on the popular TLC show “19 and Counting”. Once the documents were made public, the sisters confirmed that he did touch them inappropriately. This then led to the cancellation of the show. Duggar is claiming that the documents caused him to lose his job and substantial income.

This is another bid to try and salvage an unsalvageable reputation. He was also caught cheating on his wife by using Ashley Madison and then had to go to rehab for sex addiction. In Touch Weekly reported that sources close to the family are saying that rehab has not changed Josh Duggar one bit. The source alleges that Josh has always had a wandering eye and rehab has not changed that.

We really hope that this lawsuit gets throw out too.

 

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Kim Kardashian Lashes out at Kayne West “Get Out” Memes

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In a 4 minute video that was created for Elle Magazine, Kim Kardashian opens up about some of the wildest headlines in the media and gives her thoughts and opinions on some of the craziest stories out there about the Kardashian clan. Out of all the wild headlines there is one that truly angers the Keeping up With the Kardashian’s main star.

The one thing that Kim gets the most upset about is the comparisons between Kanye West and the Oscar winning movie “Get Out”. For those who don’t know the movie, it is a suspenseful horror movie about a rich white family who uses their daughter to kidnap black people in order to steal their bodies, and replace their brains with an aging or dying rich white person. There is a part in the movie, where the mother uses hypnotism to put the black people into a “sunken place” to make the transition between brains easier.

When talking about the headlines in the video, Kim only had this to say,”Another dumb, fucking Kanye/Get Out reference.It’s like… people are so fucking dumb and stupid.”

The movie is incredible but its clear that the comparison is that Kayne is being held hostage by the Kardashians. The memes reference Kayne being in that sunken place and that Kris Kardashian has hypnotized him to do her bidding. The meme came about when Kayne deleted all his social media and went completely quiet. He seemed to disappear from the limelight he so loved.

Rumors have been swirling that his erratic posts on his social media and seemingly odd interviews were embarrassing the Kardashian matriarch. Sources have claimed that she forced him off his social media to help keep the Kardashian brand intact. There has been no public statements about why Kayne went off social media, so for right now we only have rumors.

 

 

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Vanessa Trump Files for Divorce from Don Jr.

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Donald-Trump-Jr and wife vanessa file for divorce The ring is off. Vanessa Trump has filed for divorce from Donald Jr. and she has a very high powered attorney handing her case. David Feureisen of the firm Bartels & Feureisen was hired by Vanessa to help handle her divorce. Feureisen is a very well known criminal defense attorney that has a reputation for fighting hard. So far, it has not been made public who will be representing Don. Jr.

The couple had been married for 12 years and has 5 children together. The news was announced earlier this week and it came as a surprise to fellow Trump supporters. Vanessa filed the paperwork this last Thursday and she currently is not seeking full custody of the children. Don Jr. is not objecting to the filing. She also filed the divorce as uncontested. She was then seen this morning not wearing her wedding ring.

The split was first acknowledged by Don Jr. on his Instagram page this Thursday. He posted a picture with one of his daughters, Chloe, with the caption, “No matter what is going on bedtime cuddling with the smurf puts a Yuge smile on my face. #bedtime#daddysgirl #cuddle.”

The ex-couple released a joint statement. The statement said, “After 12 years of marriage, we have decided to go our separate ways.We will always have tremendous respect for each other and our families. We have five beautiful children together and they remain our top priority. We ask for your privacy during this time.”

The rumor going around is that Vanessa had some issues with Don Jr.’s controversial use of his social media. He has been making headlines recently by liking tweets which made false statements about the victims of the Parkland shooting, including one that suggested there was a link between anti-depressants and kids who go on mass shooting sprees. The tweets caught the attention of the media and Don Jr. was blasted for spreading hate and misinformation.

There has been another report by Page Six says that couple has actually been separating for a long time now and only have decided to recently make it official. Sources that spoke to Page Six said that the couple had been having issues for a long time. The sources also stated that since his father became president, Don Jr. has been traveling a lot for work and that put huge strain on their marriage. The sources also told Page Six that friends and family are concerned about him because he behavior has changed over the last two years.

We can’t say that we are sorry to this couple break up. Don Jr. seems like a real piece of work and we hope that Vanessa is able to escape that circus unscathed.

 

 

 

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