What's Trending 3/23/21: Portia de Rossi Recovering After Emergency Surgery For Appendicitis, Charlie Puth Calling Out Body Shamers After Saying He Is Not Fit

Also Trending: People fall into a "Internet Wormhole" 5 times a week and Krispy Kreme gives free donuts to vaccinated
Portia de Rossi

#PortiadeRossi

o   The actress is recovering at home now after having to undergo emergency surgery for appendicitis on Friday night.

o   People magazine says that she is resting and “doing well” following the procedure.

o   She was driven to the hospital Friday night by her wife Ellen DeGeneres and she was in a lot of pain.

o   The source says that it was a scare at first but all is good now.

o   This isn’t the only health issue the couple has had to deal with during the pandemic.
Ellen revealed she had tested positive for COVID in December and dealt with excruciating back pain.

#CharliePuth

o   He’s calling out body shamers after they say he’s not fit.

o   Paparazzi photos of the singer have been circulating of him as he was leaving the gym shirtless.

o   Now he’s calling the critics out on Twitter saying, “Hey just a very quick reminder that it’s not cool to body shame anyone. Not entirely sure what the purpose of it is. Sorry I don’t have an 8 pack like damn…”

o   Fans thanked him for speaking out and telling him he doesn’t need to change a thing about himself.

#InternetWormhole

o   Study: Most people fall into an “internet wormhole” 5 times a week.

o   The average American gets lost online for 40 minutes each week.

o   Most people said they’ll turn to the internet about 5 times a day to look something up and the most popular subjects are celebrity news, current events, history, science and health news.

o   45% of people say they consider themselves “experts” on certain topics because of their online studies.

#KrispyKreme

o   They want to reward you for getting vaccinated!

o   The donut chain is giving away a free glazed donut to anyone who comes in with a COVID-19 vaccination card through the end of 2021.

o   There are no limits on the free donuts, so a vaccinated person could potentially go every day.

o   The chain will also give employees up to four hours of paid time off to get both vaccine doses.

o   While employees have the time to get vaccinated, Krispy Kreme will not require vaccinations saying that getting vaccinated is a “personal choice” and that they “want to encourage and make sure nothing is standing in the way.”