That’s not how defamation law works.

I literally said she shouldn’t be allowed to compete because it wasn’t fair to her competitors. She is also a child. Both things can be true.

I literally said she shouldn’t be allowed to compete! She is also a child, and yes, I believe the person who holds the most responsibility here is her coach. Because she’s a child. And I do think children should not be allowed to compete. I can think all of these things.

Valieva has been happily infantilized in the press, noted for liking stuffed animals and her dreams of traveling the world.

Scarlett is a known asshole, and yes she makes a lot of money, but that is beside the point. You’re literally making the same argument Disney made in this case (“Haven’t we paid you enough? Why are you being so dramatic”) which is pretty gross and not at all cute. This corporation is so used to getting away with…

That’s what I was thinking too. It seemed weird to me that he would simply drive back in the van they took together like nothing happened, and that behaviour seemed consistent with leaving her stranded and thinking she’d hitch a ride home (her remains were found in the camping area at Grand Teton), and she might have…

Take it down a notch, please.

How is it pointless? If he has any statement to make, he’ll make it through his attorney. But he’s not obligated to speak to the police without one, nor should he or anyone else. I’m surprised this is the conclusion you came to after watching a video in which an attorney outlined all the reasons one should never give…

Because you should never, ever, ever, ever speak to the cops or anyone else about a case in which you’re a suspect without a lawyer, ever. Even if you’re innocent and think you can explain your way out of it. Do not do it. This is the best explanation I’ve ever seen (caveat that it’s a long video, but it’s well worth…

Can someone tell me what would stop someone from, ohhh say hypothetically, claiming that Greg Abbott’s wife aided and abetted someone in getting an abortion and taking her to court? Or Greg Abbott himself? Or Ted Cruz? Or Heidi? Can pro-choice activists just hit all of these people with lawsuits (that would probably…

I remember reading the legal filings on that case and losing my fucking mind. The people who designed that ride had no idea what they were doing, the testing was fields of red flags, and that poor kid had a horrific end. Every so often I pull that thing back out and read it again because my brain refuses to believe…

I’ve tried every possible milk alternative for my morning espresso, and none of them taste right. Whole milk only. Single cream if I’m fancy. And a glass of whole milk with cookies remains as indulgent now as it did in childhood. Love it.

I think this is less a case of “baseball rules” and more “it looked better to the director”. It’s what I call the “pearl necklace effect”: A string of real pearls has each secured with a knot so that if the necklace ever breaks, you don’t lose all your pearls. But for a movie, many directors choose the cinematic…

Yes, but in the way of impoverished gentry. I actually really loved the implications for the backstory there. That the baroness was left widowed and destitute after the baron died, so she was forced to marry a wealthy merchant below her station, who . . . left her widowed and forced to rely on marrying one of her…

I honestly love drama like this. But it wasn’t just the company, which rightfully went to someone in the industry who could properly manage it after he passed. Apparently, he left Lucchese his personal possessions, as well. This is definitely that family from Knives Out. I’ll bet they’re fucking insufferable.

It’s pretty callous to talk about “big girl panties” when the alternative to an out of focus gymnast can be, literally, breaking her neck. I’m not going to talk about this in terms of “I applaud this” or “I hate this”. Yes, gymnastics is technically a team sport in the Olympics, but it comes at a high personal and…

The Linda Lindas! This song is so good.

Honey baby, you’re whining on a gossip blog. You are in control of the news you wish to see. Simply exit the page.

If your sympathy is so finite, then I highly recommend simply clicking out of the article and ignoring it rather than complaining that a gossip blog does not adhere to your individual standards for what passes as newsworthy.

Some people in conservatorship abuse situations have managed to get out of them, but it can take years. By then, a lot of damage can be done. See the case involving April Parks and how she managed to become a court appointed guardian of hundreds of people she didn’t even know.