Today is Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
It is the 22nd day of the year.
343 days remain.
WHAT’S ON TAP
NOTEWORTHY & NOTABLE: INSTAGRAM pays top dollar for influencers and a creepy bug discovery.
JUSTIN BIEBER gets hacked and COLLEEN HOOVER gets pulled into “It Ends With Us” legal drama. More in SHOWBIZ.
TREVOR NOAH will host the Grammys. Details in CASTING CALL.
Last-minute maneuvers delay the start of PRINCE HARRY’s latest trial in ROYALS
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Amid the legal hurdles facing TIKTOK, its major competitor INSTAGRAM wants to steal some of the Chinese spy app’s top influencers.
Instagram’s parent company, META, has reportedly offered top TikTok accounts monthly bonuses up to $50,000 to post their videos on Instagram before they go live anywhere else. [via Mashable]
MEANWHILE: TikTok enthusiasts who deleted the app in frustration when it went dark over the weekend are reportedly flustered it remains unavailable for download in app marketplaces. The law banning the app, which specifically restricts distributing its content, remains in effect as President DONALD TRUMP negotiates a new deal that includes American ownership. [via New York Post]
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An analysis of password data by tech company anyIP shows the most commonly-used, and therefore least secure, online passwords.
The worst three are numeric strings: 1) 123456; 2) 123456789; 3) 12345.
Then the obvious, “password,” in the fourth spot and the alphabetic string “qwerty” in fifth – the first six letters on a typical keyboard.
Farther down the list, people get a little more creative. “Secret” comes in at #9, “iloveyou” at #18, “dragon” and “monkey” at #20 and #21, and a weird one at #29: “tinkle.”
OH, AND: “f—you” rolls in at #60 (but you’ll have to fill in the letters). [via Forbes, Nordpass]
This year’s Golden Raspberry Award nominees – better known as the Razzies – were announced Tuesday.
Worst Picture nominees include “Joker: Folie a Deux,” “Madame Web, “Borderlands,” “Megalopolis,” and “Reagan.”
JERRY SEINFELD picked up a nomination for his starring role in “Unfrosted” and Oscar Winner CATE BLANCHETTE for her role in “Borderlands.”
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CHANNING TATUM is rumored to be at the top of JENNIFER LOPEZ’s list of eligible bachelors.
Now that she is officially divorced from BEN AFFLECK, RadarOnline reports that JLo has been asking her friends to find her some eligible men to date.
“For those who know both Jen and Channing, this relationship seems quite natural,” an insider shared. “Not only would they look amazing together, but when you delve into their values, there’s a genuine connection.”
Tatum is also dealing with heartbreak, recently ending his engagement to actress ZOE KRAVITZ.
Stay tuned…[via RadarOnline]
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TREVOR NOAH will host the 67th annual Grammy Awards, marking his fifth consecutive year.
The former “Daily Show” host will also serve as producer of the show.
The ceremony will air live from L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, February 2. [via Independent]
UP NEXT: The latest on the JUSTIN BALDONI and BLAKE LIVELY drama, some special food offerings from celebs like the JONAS BROTHERS and ZAC EFRON, plus the debut of an iconic TV ad on this date in history.
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