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TikTok star Bryce Hall, 24, slammed Billie Eilish, 22, for perceived elitism after she appeared irked by the presence of TikTok stars at the People's Choice Awards. Hall responded with a video and a formal apology on Twitter, while Eilish won the TV Performance of the Year award for her work on Swarm and thanked her collaborators in her acceptance speech.
The discussion revolves around the portrayal of addiction, class, and elitism in a movie, with contrasting views on the depiction of a character from a poor background and the wealthy circles he interacts with. The film's second half is criticized for potentially reflecting the fears of the ultra-rich about outsiders infiltrating their ranks. The director, Emerald Fennell's background, is considered as possibly influencing the film's themes. The wealthy family in the movie is seen as having a savior complex, and while the character Ollie is the villain, the family is also portrayed in a morally ambiguous light.
Megyn Kelly criticized Chrissy Teigen for having "minions" hold her dress as she walked to the White House Correspondents' Dinner with husband John Legend in Washington, DC, on Saturday. Kelly also criticized Teigen's revealing attire, saying that she exposed her "panties." Twitter users blasted Teigen, with one commenter writing: "Nothing says equity and equality like all that." Several Twitter observers compared the spectacle to the controversy surrounding the Met Gala appearance by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in 2021.