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Ellen DeGeneres has rightfully become America's Sweetheart with her lighthearted and uplifting comedy, but that doesn't mean she isn't afraid to get a little sassy when it comes to defending herself against her haters.
The talk show host opened up to TIME on the bullying she faced back in her stand-up days, most of which came from some angry and rude audience members. “No one knew that I was gay necessarily, it was just a very angry, testosterone-filled crowd by the time I got on stage,” she says. “The entire front row of guys got up and turned their chairs around and face the audience. It was a night that I never thought that I’d do comedy again.”
Ugh. How rude, right? Naturally, DeGeneres had the perfect follow-up. "I don’t know where those guys are now, but they didn’t get the Medal of Freedom,” she said. You tell 'em, Ellen!
On Sunday, Khloe Kardashian took to Snapchat to call out haters who criticize her workout videos.
"What bothers me so much about people is that I’m giving you guys my workouts on my snaps for free, so what the f–k?" she said in the first clip.
"Why the f–k are you still complaining and saying, ‘If I had a trainer, if I had a gym'" she asked. It seems that her followers were complaining about the reality star's access to trainers and gym equipment that most people don't have.
"Well, I don’t have a gym. We’re doing everything outside. I’m showing you guys how to do the workouts so you don’t need a trainer. I’m using everything that I’m sure you guys have around the house. Or improvise! What the f–k?!"
While she makes a good point, it's just a little hard to take her seriously with that snow bunny filter...
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Yesterday, Abigail Breslin sshared a photo to Instagram with Tiffany Trump. Almost immediately, nasty trolls came out of the woodwork to comment on the actress' post.
One user commented, "Whyyy feature the spawn of Satan in your photos!?" Another wrote, "Ok I’m not usually one to say anything but why is that scum rat in your life?" To be clear, these people were tearing apart Breslin for being associated with the Trump family, and Trump for having the same last name as the President-elect, despite what her own values might be. This is not OK.
Breslin decided to defend her friendship and stand up for Trump on both Twitter and Instagram. "Everyone commenting mean shit on my last insta, I have known Tiff for years," she tweeted. "She's a beautiful soul, and regardless of your political views, do not take it out on her, it is completely unfair …I would like to ask every single person on here how they'd feel if they were persecuted solely based on the actions of their parents."
On Instagram, she wrote, "To everyone who's being horrible and disgusting to me rn, I didn't vote for trump. It's none of anyone's business, but I didn't. However, it is honestly disgusting of people to be so cruel about tiff who is a wonderful and kind person. If you're judging me for hanging out with someone I've known for years at our friends bday party, you need to reevaluate your life."
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Last month, Kylie Jenner shared a video to Snapchat of sister Kendall Jenner with a seemingly fuller pout. Of course, people started calling out the model for getting plastic surgery.
While Kylie put an end to the speculation almost immediately by explaining that she simply over-lined her sister's lips, people still believed Kendall had lip injections.
Now Kendall is putting those rumors to rest once and for all. She took to her app to explain everything. "When I deleted my Instagram back in November, people were saying, 'Kendall deleted her account to have full facial reconstruction,'" she wrote. "I think they might have been referencing the day Kylie and I did a livestream for our book. We had to hurry, so I let Ky do my face. I never wear lip liner or lipstick unless it's the occasional obvious red—and when I say never, I mean even when I'm doing a nude lip, it's basically just gloss!"
She continued, "Anyway, I left all of the makeup on because we were so rushed and I went out and did my thing. I LOVED my makeup. I never say this, but I just felt so pretty. All of a sudden, photos of us came out with headlines like, 'OMG Kendall got her lips done and got full facial reconstruction—look at her cheekbones, look at her nose!' I was like, this is CRAZY. I didn't even address it at the time. Because if I address it, people are going to be like 'Oh, so she's defending herself—she must be guilty.' Kylie saw it all unfold and felt bad, so she went on Snapchat and took the blame."
She then pointed out that she's already a model, so why would she go under the knife? "It's all so exhausting. As a model, why would I have my face reconstructed? It doesn't even make sense," she said. "It's crazy because sometimes I feel like people just want me to lose."
Finally, she ended the post reminding people that she's a person too, "People forget that they're talking about real people who have real feelings and actually live their everyday lives (for the most part) just like everyone else."
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Model/ actress Cara Delevingne, who is currently meeting South Sudan refugees in Uganda, was told by an Internet troll that she should get a real job.
Here's what went down. Cara posted on Twitter that she was nervous about something mysterious, which later turned out to be her trip to Uganda. Next thing you know, someone with way too much time replies to her tweet, "hopefully an interview for a real job. Your looks will fade, Cara. You can't cash in on your eyebrows forever." Well, that's not extremely rude or anything...
Leave it to Cara, though, to put this hateful commenter in his place. She replied back, "You will regret saying that. I am actually trying to do something good. This has nothing to do with my 'looks'." That shut him down real quick!
When the person didn't respond, Cara continued to call him out, tweeting, "You are just a another thirsty man who puts people down for attention on twitter and who thinks that looks are all that's important." She continued, "Try doing something for the world, period! I have no time no another man trying to tear down a woman for being successful." Show 'em, Cara!
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Candice Swanepoel shared a photo of her breast-feeding her son, Anacã, on Instagram, along with a message to haters who shame mothers for feeding in public.
"Many women today are shamed for breastfeeding in public, or even kicked out of public places for feeding their children," she wrote. "I have been made to feel the need to cover up and somewhat shy to feed my baby in public places but strangely feel nothing for the topless editorials I've done in the name of art..?"
She continued, "The world has been desensitized to the sexualization of the breast and to violence on tv...why should it be different when it comes to breastfeeding? -Breastfeeding is not sexual it's natural- Those who feel it is wrong to feed your child in public need to get educated on the benefits breastfeeding has on mother and child and intern on society as a whole."
Gisele Bundchen, Jaime King, and other models have taken this stand too.
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Hilary Duff shared this photo to Instagram of herself with her 4-year-old son, Luca. Some users started criticizing the actress for kissing her son on the lips with comments like, "I personally just rather keep that difference of romantic and innocent kiss separate," and "Borderline pedophilia."
Duff sent a message to her haters with a new Instagram post: "For anyone commenting that a kiss on the lips with my four year old is 'inappropriate' go ahead and click a quick unfollow with your warped minds and judgment." Shut 'em down, Hil!
Just in time for National Bully Prevention month, Kendall Jenner is opening up about how she deals with bullies.
She tells Garage Magazine for her October cover issue, "Let's face it - everyone is going to have an opinion. Best advice I have is to realize just that everyone's always going to be saying something and if you concern yourself with that, you're in for a giant headache. What matters is how you feel."
She continues, "If you like that picture or you feel good in that outfit, f--- it. Gaining perspective does wonders."
The supermodel also says she follows this simple, yet powerful rule. "I aim to treat others as I want to be treated. I know that sounds slightly basic, but when it comes to humans and human nature, the simplest answer is usually the right one. It really is as easy as that."
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Ariel Winter took to Instagram to slam her online bullies (how are there even still people trolling her??). She wrote, "Every time someone bullies me online, it gives me a chance to re-emphasize to my fans, and even myself, how important self-acceptance is. Those who say such harsh thing on my Instagram thank you for this opportunity - but the question I ask myself each time I read the mean comments is if this is how you talk to a stranger online, I can only imagine how cruelly you speak to yourself. Stop the hate. Accept all that you are and know that your flaws are what make you the perfect you. I love my fans and I love my bullies for what they truly NEED is love. Take the high road, there is less traffic." It's hard to believe the actress is only 18-years-old, because it feels like she's been an advocate for self-love for, like, ever. Keep doing you, Ariel! [Photo: Splash News]
Kristin Cavallari posted a photo to Instagram of her two sons, Camden, 3 and Jaxon, 2, with her husband, Jay Cutler, enjoying the beach on July 4th. What was a sweet shot of "#MyGuys" turned into a social media controversy. Many of her followers commented on her boys' thin bodies. One user wrote, "Seeing pictures of your boys and how they look is a bit shocking to see! I know you cook healthy but to see the bones just doesn’t seem normal, sorry!" Another chimed in, "I understand you live a very strict dietary lifestyle but these children are very obviously nutritionally deficient."
Of course, Kristin leaped into mom mode and defended her family. "Yep, I starve my children," she commented on her post in question. "Just blocked the most people I’ve ever blocked in my entire life. Happy 4th hahaha."
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ICYMI: Fergie dropped a music video for her new single "M.I.L.F. $" on Friday. Hot famous mamas like Chrissy Teigen, Ciara, Amber Valletta and Kim Kardashian were featured because, well, MILFs. At the end, Kim is seen pouring milk all over her body in acid-wash booty shorts and a "Got Milf?" tee. Her waist is TINY in the shot, leading to rumors that it was photoshopped.
Leave it to Kim to take to Snapchat to clap back at the haters. The reality star silenced the gossip with a behind-the-scenes snap from the video set captioned, "F—YoPhotoshop #CorsetLife." I mean, I think at this point we all know what Kim Kardashian's body looks like so, next question please!
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Gigi Hadid completely shut down a Twitter troll after being called out about her love life. She posted a black and white picture of her boyfriend, Zayn Malik, with the caption "I mean....." and a user commented back saying, "practise how to walk properly instead of having a new bf every 2 weeks." The person has since deleted their response but that didn't stop Gigi from clapping back. "I've dated 3 guys in 3 yrs, hun. My walk can always get better; I hope the unrelated bitterness in ur heart can too," she responded. YAS, girl.
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Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson's 17-year-old daughter, defended herself on Instagram after being pressured by commenters. "This is f--king ridiculous. i am expected to literally sit on my ass all day replying to comments people leave me (positive and negative)?" she wrote in a comment. "i have aa meetings to go to. family obligations. PERSONAL obligations. its so f—king selfish that i am literally attacked on every f—king thing i post just because people that i DONT EVEN KNOW aren’t getting what they want. I don’t know any of you. I appreciate the love and support, but the expectations are f—king ridiculous. the expectations for my DAD were f—king ridiculous. he didn’t owe you anything, yet he was ripped to shreds DAILY. i will not let that happen to me" Well, it's good she is standing up for herself! Social media can be tough on anyone, let alone a 17-year-old going through personal struggles in the public eye.
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