Green Bay Packers tight end Lance Kendricks was cited for having weed in his car back in September after getting pulled over for speeding … TMZ Sports has learned. Here’s what we know … Kendricks was clocked going 81 in a 70 mph zone when he was…
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Saturday, November 25, 2017
Packers TE Lance Kendricks Busted For Weed In Sept.
Green Bay Packers tight end Lance Kendricks was cited for having weed in his car back in September after getting pulled over for speeding … TMZ Sports has learned. Here’s what we know … Kendricks was clocked going 81 in a 70 mph zone when he was…
Saturday, November 18, 2017
"Are You the One: Second Chances" Winner Rashida Beach Busted for DUI
Rashida Beach — a star on MTV’s “Are You the One?” who returned to win the “Second Chances” spinoff — was arrested in Georgia for a DUI … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement tells us … Rashida was booked early Saturday morning by DeKalb PD and…
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
"All My Children" Star Shane McDermott Busted for Drunk in Public
“All My Children” star Shane McDermott was on the run from cops — literally — but they were gonna let him go, until he demanded they arrest him. Brilliant! Cops in Galveston, TX tell us … Shane was drinking early Sunday morning at a bar and…
"All My Children" Star Shane McDermott Busted for Drunk in Public
“All My Children” star Shane McDermott was on the run from cops — literally — but they were gonna let him go, until he demanded they arrest him. Brilliant! Cops in Galveston, TX tell us … Shane was drinking early Sunday morning at a bar and…
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock"s Brother Busted for Child Porn After Bragging about Attack
The brother of Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock bragged about being related to him after the attack … and that’s how he got busted for child porn. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the day after Stephen Paddock slaughtered 58 people,…
Monday, October 30, 2017
NFL"s Antrel Rolle Busted Scumbag Attorney Who Stole Fortune, Officials Say
Ex-NFL star Antrel Rolle knew damn well he wasn’t screwing the IRS out of millions of dollars — he was being set up … and officials say he helped catch the scumbag at the heart of the scheme. Long story short … Rolle’s former tax attorney was…
Saturday, October 28, 2017
"Stranger Things" Star Charlie Heaton Busted with Cocaine at LAX
Here’s something a little strange — Charlie Heaton got kicked out of the U.S. because he was allegedly caught with cocaine at the airport … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us … the “Stranger Things” star flew into LAX last…
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Corey Feldman Busted for Pot Before Show in Louisiana
Corey Feldman and his bandmates got pulled over in their RV en route to play a show … which led to arrests and drug charges. Feldman’s crew was reportedly headed to a gig at Live Oak’s Bar and Ballroom in Monroe, LA Saturday night when they got…
Corey Feldman Busted for Pot Before Show in Louisiana
Corey Feldman and his bandmates got pulled over in their RV en route to play a show … which led to arrests and drug charges. Feldman’s crew was reportedly headed to a gig at Live Oak’s Bar and Ballroom in Monroe, LA Saturday night when they got…
Friday, October 20, 2017
NFL"s Brandon Browner Was Secretly Busted for Coke In May
Ex-Seattle Seahawks star Brandon Browner was arrested for cocaine in L.A. back in May and was hauled to the station for a shirtless mug shot … TMZ Sports has learned. The La Verne Police Dept. has confirmed 33-year-old Browner was arrested…
NFL"s Brandon Browner Was Secretly Busted for Coke In May
Ex-Seattle Seahawks star Brandon Browner was arrested for cocaine in L.A. back in May and was hauled to the station for a shirtless mug shot … TMZ Sports has learned. The La Verne Police Dept. has confirmed 33-year-old Browner was arrested…
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
"Buffy" Star Nicholas Brendon Busted for Attacking Girlfriend
‘Buffy the Vampire’ star Nicholas Brendon ended up back in handcuffs, and posing for yet another mug shot after an alleged drunken attack on his girlfriend … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Brendon and the woman were at…
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
"Lean on Me" Star Jermaine Hopkins Busted for 5.7 Pounds of Weed
“Lean on Me” star Jermaine Hopkins might need another meeting with Morgan Freeman — cops say he tried to speed past them with several pounds of marijuana in his car. Law enforcement sources tell us cops in Apex, NC spotted Jermaine driving 70…
Friday, October 6, 2017
Rapper PARTYNEXTDOOR Busted for Drug Possession
PARTYNEXTDOOR was one of two men arrested for carrying drugs at the U.S.-Canada border … TMZ has confirmed. A spokesman for the New York State Troopers tells us … the rapper and a 24-year-old man from Ontario were on a bus Thursday morning…
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Alex Morgan Busted for Trespassing at Disney World, Cops Confirm
Team USA soccer star Alex Morgan was cited for trespassing at Disney World in Florida on Sunday, TMZ Sports has learned. Morgan was part of a group that included several MLS soccer stars including Giles Barnes and Donald Toia, who were also…
R&B Singer Chris Williams Busted for Stealing Expensive Headphones
Chris Williams apparently has a forgetful mind … because that’s allegedly why the R&B singer ended up in handcuffs for stealing. Sources tell us the incident went down Saturday at a Kohl’s in McDonough, Georgia where Chris walked in with…
Friday, September 22, 2017
Guy Who Looks JUST LIKE Ryan Seacrest Busted for Meth
THIIIIIISSSS … is “American Idol” meets “Cops.” The person in this mug shot is NOT Ryan Seacrest … but, c’mon, the resemblance is uncanny!!! One of our eagle-eyed users was perusing the booking photos when she found this guy — who looks…
Guy Who Looks JUST LIKE Ryan Seacrest Busted for Meth
THIIIIIISSSS … is “American Idol” meets “Cops.” The person in this mug shot is NOT Ryan Seacrest … but, c’mon, the resemblance is uncanny!!! One of our eagle-eyed users was perusing the booking photos when she found this guy — who looks…
Friday, September 15, 2017
Chelsea Houska, Other Stars: BUSTED Over Instagram Ads!
The Teen Mom franchise has produced a lot of entertainment. It’s also churned out some reality stars who aren’t such great people.
Chelsea Houska is one of the exceptions, though. She loves her children and just generally doesn’t come across as vapid or that much of a hot mess.
So … color us surprised that Chelsea Houska’s in trouble. Like, legal trouble.
Don’t worry — despite what Teen Mom‘s editors might show you, Chelsea Houska doesn’t neglect her daughter in favor for her baby.
In fact, the alleged violation for which she’s been singled out has nothing to do with being a mom at all.
Not directly, anyway.
Chelsea Houska was one of 21 recipients of sternly worded letters (anything from the government is stern; it’s hard to “smile” in legalese).
From the FTC.
And it all has to do with Instagram ads.
You know, when a celebrity poses with some kind of weight loss tea or talks about how much they love their new, like, makeup kit while showing the kit and saying the name of the brand?
The kind of thing that we’ve seen from a bazillion celebs. It’s what got a bunch of haters to slam Amy Roloff the other day.
This isn’t about income disclosure.
That would be a letter from the IRS and, frankly, probably a lot scarier.
But the Federal Trade Commission has had it up to here with celebrities who don’t “properly disclose” their ads.
The FTC argues that merely tagging a brand counts as an endorsement.
They’re real sticklers about their rules.
Just like how pharmaceutical commercials (here in the US, pretty much the only place on the planet where you’re allowed to advertise prescription drugs) have to list all of the many ways that their drug might somehow harm or kill you …
Just like how commercials have to list that the people speaking are paid actors (even if it’s in the fine print that nobody reads) …
… Instagram ads are supposed to be tagged plainly.
With “#ad.”
And apparently a number of stars, including Chelsea Houska and Farrah Abraham, haven’t exactly been doing that.
We’d question whether anyone old enough to use Instagram is naive enough to think that those transparent advertisements are just celebrities casually plugging products for fun.
Like, if someone talks about liking their favorite soda, maybe they just do that.
But an Instagram post about it, mentioning the brand and holding up the label for the photo?
You’d think that you’d have to be a fool to not realize that, at the very least, that star has gotten some free stuff out of the deal.
In most cases, they’re monetizing it.
On the other hand … the world is full of fools and they deserve honesty, too.
Instagram ads can be a huge source of money, from a regular Instagram model to Kylie Jenner.
Whether it’s a fitness model showing off the protein powder that they almost definitely don’t use to a reality star showing off a corset that almost definitely didn’t make her lose weight, Instagram ads are a huge business.
We can understand why the FTC feels the need to clamp down … even if “#ad” looks so tacky in people’s captions.
We wonder if maybe the FTC needs to reconsider some of its rulings, though.
Sure, it’s a big business — some public personalities pull down six figures a year on Instagram ads alone.
(Others are said to pull down six figures per post … mostly just Kylie Jenner)
But … are there similar rules in place for product placement on television shows and in films?
When someone on television drinks a specific name-brand soda or even walks in front of a sign for a fast food place, that’s not a coincidence. Usually, the company paid for that to happen.
“Ad” doesn’t show up anywhere on the screen.
Some might argue that featuring something in your social media posts is akin to a film’s product placement rather than being more like a commercial.
Technology changes all of the time. Sometimes it takes the law a while to catch up.
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