#VanessaBryant
o In several Instagram posts yesterday, she named four sheriff’s deputies who reportedly shared photos of Kobe and Gianna’s remains after their deaths.
o She posted screenshots of an amended complaint filed yesterday.
o The names of the officers had been redacted in previous versions of the suit but a judge ruled this month in her favor that the names could be made public.
o The lawsuit states that deputies used their personal cell phones to take unauthorized and gratuitous photos of the victims upon arriving at the scene and the photos were shared throughout the sheriff’s department where at least 10 employees had obtained them within 48 hours.
o The suit also states that sheriff’s department personnel shared photos to colleagues in settings that in no way related to the investigation of the crash.
o Bryant says that “she lives in fear that she or her children will one day confront horrific images of their loved ones online.”
#BillieEilish
o She broke Instagram yesterday when she debuted a completely different look.
o She showed off a new blonde bombshell hairstyle that had people going crazy.
o It all looks to be part of a new project as the video shows film equipment in the background with the caption “did you guess correctly?”
o Back in December she said she was planning on changing her green and black hairstyle to signal the “end of an era.”
o She said, “I’m gonna give you a new era. I have announcements to make, I’ve got some s*** to put out.”
o One fan account said that her post on Instagram surpassed 5 million likes in just 49 minutes making it the fastest picture in history to achieve this on the platform.
#FODA
o First there was FOMO (the fear of missing out) and now there’s FODA.
o It’s the fear of dating again and with the vaccine rolling out, nicer weather, singles are bracing for it.
o This includes everything from crowd anxiety to overall fear of socializing.
o Experts say it is completely understandable to be apprehensive about dating given what we went through last year.
o They also say to set your standards early and figure out what you’re ok with in terms of COVID safety, whether that’s only dating outdoors, only dating vaccinated people or keeping it socially distanced.
#YankeeCandle
o Their third-annual Scent of the Year is here.
o It’s called “Discovery” and they say it is a tropical ode to past travels.
o It has top notes of guava nectar, tangelo, orange, red ginger, and peach.
o It was designed as a mélange of fragrances from across the globe in hopes of “igniting our renewed feelings of discovery, energy, connection and desire to fully embrace new experiences and cultures.”
o The candle is available for purchase online and in Yankee Candle stores and select retailers.