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18900 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Just showing respect for your fellow man."
LIAM NEESON'S ‘RETRIBUTION’ ACTION HERO ROLE LATEST IN STORIED CAREER MARKED BY LOVE AND LOSS
Neeson also admitted to "drinking too much" after losing his wife. In another 2014 interview, this one with "60 Minutes," he said that grief sometimes hit him "like a wave. You just get this profound feeling of instability." He stopped drinking altogether in 2013.
Micheál and Daniel, now 28 and 27, are both actors. Micheál took on his mother's surname of Richardson, something Neeson said was "the right thing" to do.
"I think it was a lovely homage, a nice gesture and he's, you know, he's not saddled with my last name which, I have a certain celebrity status I guess," Neeson told Andy Cohen in 2020. "I'd hate for him to be constantly asked, 'Oh, are you Liam Neeson's son?' |
18901 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
In another 2014 interview, this one with "60 Minutes," he said that grief sometimes hit him "like a wave. You just get this profound feeling of instability." He stopped drinking altogether in 2013.
Micheál and Daniel, now 28 and 27, are both actors. Micheál took on his mother's surname of Richardson, something Neeson said was "the right thing" to do.
"I think it was a lovely homage, a nice gesture and he's, you know, he's not saddled with my last name which, I have a certain celebrity status I guess," Neeson told Andy Cohen in 2020. "I'd hate for him to be constantly asked, 'Oh, are you Liam Neeson's son?' So, it was a lovely gesture. Natasha's family, mother and sisters, were very touched by it, as indeed I was, too." |
18902 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
In another 2014 interview, this one with "60 Minutes," he said that grief sometimes hit him "like a wave. You just get this profound feeling of instability." He stopped drinking altogether in 2013.
Micheál and Daniel, now 28 and 27, are both actors. Micheál took on his mother's surname of Richardson, something Neeson said was "the right thing" to do.
"I think it was a lovely homage, a nice gesture and he's, you know, he's not saddled with my last name which, I have a certain celebrity status I guess," Neeson told Andy Cohen in 2020. "I'd hate for him to be constantly asked, 'Oh, are you Liam Neeson's son?' So, it was a lovely gesture. Natasha's family, mother and sisters, were very touched by it, as indeed I was, too."
Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline met Britney Spears in 2004 at a nightclub, and months later they were married. |
18903 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
You just get this profound feeling of instability." He stopped drinking altogether in 2013.
Micheál and Daniel, now 28 and 27, are both actors. Micheál took on his mother's surname of Richardson, something Neeson said was "the right thing" to do.
"I think it was a lovely homage, a nice gesture and he's, you know, he's not saddled with my last name which, I have a certain celebrity status I guess," Neeson told Andy Cohen in 2020. "I'd hate for him to be constantly asked, 'Oh, are you Liam Neeson's son?' So, it was a lovely gesture. Natasha's family, mother and sisters, were very touched by it, as indeed I was, too."
Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline met Britney Spears in 2004 at a nightclub, and months later they were married. They welcomed two sons together, Preston and Jayden, before divorcing in 2007. |
18904 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Micheál and Daniel, now 28 and 27, are both actors. Micheál took on his mother's surname of Richardson, something Neeson said was "the right thing" to do.
"I think it was a lovely homage, a nice gesture and he's, you know, he's not saddled with my last name which, I have a certain celebrity status I guess," Neeson told Andy Cohen in 2020. "I'd hate for him to be constantly asked, 'Oh, are you Liam Neeson's son?' So, it was a lovely gesture. Natasha's family, mother and sisters, were very touched by it, as indeed I was, too."
Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline met Britney Spears in 2004 at a nightclub, and months later they were married. They welcomed two sons together, Preston and Jayden, before divorcing in 2007. At the time of the divorce, they split custody, but a few months later, Federline would receive sole physical custody because of what a judge called Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol." |
18905 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
"I think it was a lovely homage, a nice gesture and he's, you know, he's not saddled with my last name which, I have a certain celebrity status I guess," Neeson told Andy Cohen in 2020. "I'd hate for him to be constantly asked, 'Oh, are you Liam Neeson's son?' So, it was a lovely gesture. Natasha's family, mother and sisters, were very touched by it, as indeed I was, too."
Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline met Britney Spears in 2004 at a nightclub, and months later they were married. They welcomed two sons together, Preston and Jayden, before divorcing in 2007. At the time of the divorce, they split custody, but a few months later, Federline would receive sole physical custody because of what a judge called Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. |
18906 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
"I'd hate for him to be constantly asked, 'Oh, are you Liam Neeson's son?' So, it was a lovely gesture. Natasha's family, mother and sisters, were very touched by it, as indeed I was, too."
Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline met Britney Spears in 2004 at a nightclub, and months later they were married. They welcomed two sons together, Preston and Jayden, before divorcing in 2007. At the time of the divorce, they split custody, but a few months later, Federline would receive sole physical custody because of what a judge called Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. Spears was given visitation rights. |
18907 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
"I'd hate for him to be constantly asked, 'Oh, are you Liam Neeson's son?' So, it was a lovely gesture. Natasha's family, mother and sisters, were very touched by it, as indeed I was, too."
Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline met Britney Spears in 2004 at a nightclub, and months later they were married. They welcomed two sons together, Preston and Jayden, before divorcing in 2007. At the time of the divorce, they split custody, but a few months later, Federline would receive sole physical custody because of what a judge called Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. Spears was given visitation rights. In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids. |
18908 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
So, it was a lovely gesture. Natasha's family, mother and sisters, were very touched by it, as indeed I was, too."
Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline met Britney Spears in 2004 at a nightclub, and months later they were married. They welcomed two sons together, Preston and Jayden, before divorcing in 2007. At the time of the divorce, they split custody, but a few months later, Federline would receive sole physical custody because of what a judge called Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. Spears was given visitation rights. In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids.
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained. |
18909 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Natasha's family, mother and sisters, were very touched by it, as indeed I was, too."
Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline met Britney Spears in 2004 at a nightclub, and months later they were married. They welcomed two sons together, Preston and Jayden, before divorcing in 2007. At the time of the divorce, they split custody, but a few months later, Federline would receive sole physical custody because of what a judge called Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. Spears was given visitation rights. In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids.
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. |
18910 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline met Britney Spears in 2004 at a nightclub, and months later they were married. They welcomed two sons together, Preston and Jayden, before divorcing in 2007. At the time of the divorce, they split custody, but a few months later, Federline would receive sole physical custody because of what a judge called Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. Spears was given visitation rights. In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids.
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. |
18911 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline met Britney Spears in 2004 at a nightclub, and months later they were married. They welcomed two sons together, Preston and Jayden, before divorcing in 2007. At the time of the divorce, they split custody, but a few months later, Federline would receive sole physical custody because of what a judge called Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. Spears was given visitation rights. In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids.
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval. |
18912 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
They welcomed two sons together, Preston and Jayden, before divorcing in 2007. At the time of the divorce, they split custody, but a few months later, Federline would receive sole physical custody because of what a judge called Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. Spears was given visitation rights. In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids.
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. |
18913 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
At the time of the divorce, they split custody, but a few months later, Federline would receive sole physical custody because of what a judge called Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. Spears was given visitation rights. In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids.
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. |
18914 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. Spears was given visitation rights. In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids.
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation. |
18915 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
In 2008, when Spears began experiencing trouble with her mental health, Federline was awarded sole legal custody as well. Spears was given visitation rights. In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids.
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation.
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. |
18916 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Spears was given visitation rights. In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids.
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation.
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. |
18917 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
In her recently released memoir, "The Woman in Me," she claimed that she agreed to her conservatorship for her kids.
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation.
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. |
18918 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation.
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. |
18919 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
"Because I played by the rules, I was reunited with my boys," Spears explained.
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation.
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again." |
18920 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
She eventually gained more custody, though Federline has remained the kids' primary caregiver. They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation.
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again."
In a message directly to Spears, he said, "I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you. |
18921 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
They have lived with him since the divorce. Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation.
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again."
In a message directly to Spears, he said, "I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again." |
18922 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Earlier this year, they moved to Hawaii with Spears' approval.
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation.
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again."
In a message directly to Spears, he said, "I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
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18923 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
After years of getting along, some tension began to show in 2022. Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation.
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again."
In a message directly to Spears, he said, "I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
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They reportedly haven't seen each other since early last year. |
18924 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Spears and Federline both shared negative posts on social media about the other, which they both deleted. Soon after, Preston and Jayden did a rare interview with ITV to discuss the situation.
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again."
In a message directly to Spears, he said, "I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
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They reportedly haven't seen each other since early last year.
Dean Cain
Dean Cain has one child, a son named Christopher, 23, with ex-girlfriend Samantha Torres. |
18925 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
While Jayden clarified that there was "no hate" involved towards anyone, he said that "it will take a lot of time and effort" to fix their relationship with their mother. He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again."
In a message directly to Spears, he said, "I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
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They reportedly haven't seen each other since early last year.
Dean Cain
Dean Cain has one child, a son named Christopher, 23, with ex-girlfriend Samantha Torres. The couple broke up when their child was still a toddler, and after a bitter court battle that lasted for 18 months, they agreed to split custody in 2003. |
18926 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
He clarified, "I 100% think this can be fixed. It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again."
In a message directly to Spears, he said, "I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
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They reportedly haven't seen each other since early last year.
Dean Cain
Dean Cain has one child, a son named Christopher, 23, with ex-girlfriend Samantha Torres. The couple broke up when their child was still a toddler, and after a bitter court battle that lasted for 18 months, they agreed to split custody in 2003.
In 2011, Cain was given sole custody, which he maintained until Christopher became an adult. |
18927 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again."
In a message directly to Spears, he said, "I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
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They reportedly haven't seen each other since early last year.
Dean Cain
Dean Cain has one child, a son named Christopher, 23, with ex-girlfriend Samantha Torres. The couple broke up when their child was still a toddler, and after a bitter court battle that lasted for 18 months, they agreed to split custody in 2003.
In 2011, Cain was given sole custody, which he maintained until Christopher became an adult.
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In 2014, the actor told People, "Stability-wise this is what’s best for him." |
18928 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
In a message directly to Spears, he said, "I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
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They reportedly haven't seen each other since early last year.
Dean Cain
Dean Cain has one child, a son named Christopher, 23, with ex-girlfriend Samantha Torres. The couple broke up when their child was still a toddler, and after a bitter court battle that lasted for 18 months, they agreed to split custody in 2003.
In 2011, Cain was given sole custody, which he maintained until Christopher became an adult.
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In 2014, the actor told People, "Stability-wise this is what’s best for him." Cain and Torrres agreed to the arrangement so that their son could be brought up in one home. |
18929 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
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They reportedly haven't seen each other since early last year.
Dean Cain
Dean Cain has one child, a son named Christopher, 23, with ex-girlfriend Samantha Torres. The couple broke up when their child was still a toddler, and after a bitter court battle that lasted for 18 months, they agreed to split custody in 2003.
In 2011, Cain was given sole custody, which he maintained until Christopher became an adult.
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In 2014, the actor told People, "Stability-wise this is what’s best for him." Cain and Torrres agreed to the arrangement so that their son could be brought up in one home.
He admitted it can be "difficult" to juggle everything, but said, "I’ve learned to make the decisions that put him first." |
18930 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
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They reportedly haven't seen each other since early last year.
Dean Cain
Dean Cain has one child, a son named Christopher, 23, with ex-girlfriend Samantha Torres. The couple broke up when their child was still a toddler, and after a bitter court battle that lasted for 18 months, they agreed to split custody in 2003.
In 2011, Cain was given sole custody, which he maintained until Christopher became an adult.
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In 2014, the actor told People, "Stability-wise this is what’s best for him." Cain and Torrres agreed to the arrangement so that their son could be brought up in one home.
He admitted it can be "difficult" to juggle everything, but said, "I’ve learned to make the decisions that put him first."
Last year, Cain told Fox News Digital that the decision to raise his son on his own "affected my career like I can't even explain. |
18931 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Dean Cain
Dean Cain has one child, a son named Christopher, 23, with ex-girlfriend Samantha Torres. The couple broke up when their child was still a toddler, and after a bitter court battle that lasted for 18 months, they agreed to split custody in 2003.
In 2011, Cain was given sole custody, which he maintained until Christopher became an adult.
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In 2014, the actor told People, "Stability-wise this is what’s best for him." Cain and Torrres agreed to the arrangement so that their son could be brought up in one home.
He admitted it can be "difficult" to juggle everything, but said, "I’ve learned to make the decisions that put him first."
Last year, Cain told Fox News Digital that the decision to raise his son on his own "affected my career like I can't even explain. I turned down being one of, if not the highest-paid actor on television, for a show that ended up going six years." |
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In 2011, Cain was given sole custody, which he maintained until Christopher became an adult.
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In 2014, the actor told People, "Stability-wise this is what’s best for him." Cain and Torrres agreed to the arrangement so that their son could be brought up in one home.
He admitted it can be "difficult" to juggle everything, but said, "I’ve learned to make the decisions that put him first."
Last year, Cain told Fox News Digital that the decision to raise his son on his own "affected my career like I can't even explain. I turned down being one of, if not the highest-paid actor on television, for a show that ended up going six years."
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"The contract was very attractive," he said. |
18933 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
In 2011, Cain was given sole custody, which he maintained until Christopher became an adult.
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In 2014, the actor told People, "Stability-wise this is what’s best for him." Cain and Torrres agreed to the arrangement so that their son could be brought up in one home.
He admitted it can be "difficult" to juggle everything, but said, "I’ve learned to make the decisions that put him first."
Last year, Cain told Fox News Digital that the decision to raise his son on his own "affected my career like I can't even explain. I turned down being one of, if not the highest-paid actor on television, for a show that ended up going six years."
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"The contract was very attractive," he said. "But I was in the middle of a custody dispute, so I could either be a father or take that job. |
18934 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
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In 2014, the actor told People, "Stability-wise this is what’s best for him." Cain and Torrres agreed to the arrangement so that their son could be brought up in one home.
He admitted it can be "difficult" to juggle everything, but said, "I’ve learned to make the decisions that put him first."
Last year, Cain told Fox News Digital that the decision to raise his son on his own "affected my career like I can't even explain. I turned down being one of, if not the highest-paid actor on television, for a show that ended up going six years."
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
"The contract was very attractive," he said. "But I was in the middle of a custody dispute, so I could either be a father or take that job. It took me a split second, not even a split second." |
18935 | Charlie Sheen is 'single dad' to twins, follows John Travolta, Liam Neeson raising kids solo
Cain and Torrres agreed to the arrangement so that their son could be brought up in one home.
He admitted it can be "difficult" to juggle everything, but said, "I’ve learned to make the decisions that put him first."
Last year, Cain told Fox News Digital that the decision to raise his son on his own "affected my career like I can't even explain. I turned down being one of, if not the highest-paid actor on television, for a show that ended up going six years."
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
"The contract was very attractive," he said. "But I was in the middle of a custody dispute, so I could either be a father or take that job. It took me a split second, not even a split second."
Having a father in a child's home is something Cain called "hugely important," and he added, "I would never change what I've done in terms of being a father versus a career." |
18936 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case The court will wade into First Amendment questions with major implications for platforms
The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether a pair of state laws are allowed to reshape the ability of social media companies to control what does — and doesn’t — appear on their platforms.
Last week, the Supreme Court decided that it would hear the pair of cases, which revolve around Republicans crafting state-specific laws that order platforms to keep their hands off of some social media posts. Since the early days of the Trump administration, Republicans have accused social media companies of deliberately suppressing conservative viewpoints.
While research has not supported these claims, researchers have demonstrated that conservative social media users are disproportionately exposed to political misinformation, a phenomenon that could explain anecdotal claims of ideologically lopsided enforcement on social platforms.
Whether animated by those perceived differences or the political perks of accusing social platforms of anti-conservative bias, conservative lawmakers in Florida and Texas passed laws to restrict how those companies are allowed to moderate content. |
18937 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
Last week, the Supreme Court decided that it would hear the pair of cases, which revolve around Republicans crafting state-specific laws that order platforms to keep their hands off of some social media posts. Since the early days of the Trump administration, Republicans have accused social media companies of deliberately suppressing conservative viewpoints.
While research has not supported these claims, researchers have demonstrated that conservative social media users are disproportionately exposed to political misinformation, a phenomenon that could explain anecdotal claims of ideologically lopsided enforcement on social platforms.
Whether animated by those perceived differences or the political perks of accusing social platforms of anti-conservative bias, conservative lawmakers in Florida and Texas passed laws to restrict how those companies are allowed to moderate content.
To explain the Supreme Court’s decision to wade into these issues — and what happens next — TechCrunch spoke to Paul Barrett, NYU adjunct law professor and Deputy Director of NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights.
Why is the Supreme Court involved? |
18938 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
Last week, the Supreme Court decided that it would hear the pair of cases, which revolve around Republicans crafting state-specific laws that order platforms to keep their hands off of some social media posts. Since the early days of the Trump administration, Republicans have accused social media companies of deliberately suppressing conservative viewpoints.
While research has not supported these claims, researchers have demonstrated that conservative social media users are disproportionately exposed to political misinformation, a phenomenon that could explain anecdotal claims of ideologically lopsided enforcement on social platforms.
Whether animated by those perceived differences or the political perks of accusing social platforms of anti-conservative bias, conservative lawmakers in Florida and Texas passed laws to restrict how those companies are allowed to moderate content.
To explain the Supreme Court’s decision to wade into these issues — and what happens next — TechCrunch spoke to Paul Barrett, NYU adjunct law professor and Deputy Director of NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights.
Why is the Supreme Court involved?
These cases actually started in Florida and Texas a few years ago before wending their way to the Supreme Court this year. |
18939 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
Since the early days of the Trump administration, Republicans have accused social media companies of deliberately suppressing conservative viewpoints.
While research has not supported these claims, researchers have demonstrated that conservative social media users are disproportionately exposed to political misinformation, a phenomenon that could explain anecdotal claims of ideologically lopsided enforcement on social platforms.
Whether animated by those perceived differences or the political perks of accusing social platforms of anti-conservative bias, conservative lawmakers in Florida and Texas passed laws to restrict how those companies are allowed to moderate content.
To explain the Supreme Court’s decision to wade into these issues — and what happens next — TechCrunch spoke to Paul Barrett, NYU adjunct law professor and Deputy Director of NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights.
Why is the Supreme Court involved?
These cases actually started in Florida and Texas a few years ago before wending their way to the Supreme Court this year. In those two states, Republican lawmakers passed parallel laws to control how social media companies operate. |
18940 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
Since the early days of the Trump administration, Republicans have accused social media companies of deliberately suppressing conservative viewpoints.
While research has not supported these claims, researchers have demonstrated that conservative social media users are disproportionately exposed to political misinformation, a phenomenon that could explain anecdotal claims of ideologically lopsided enforcement on social platforms.
Whether animated by those perceived differences or the political perks of accusing social platforms of anti-conservative bias, conservative lawmakers in Florida and Texas passed laws to restrict how those companies are allowed to moderate content.
To explain the Supreme Court’s decision to wade into these issues — and what happens next — TechCrunch spoke to Paul Barrett, NYU adjunct law professor and Deputy Director of NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights.
Why is the Supreme Court involved?
These cases actually started in Florida and Texas a few years ago before wending their way to the Supreme Court this year. In those two states, Republican lawmakers passed parallel laws to control how social media companies operate. In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7072 into law in May 2021. |
18941 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
Whether animated by those perceived differences or the political perks of accusing social platforms of anti-conservative bias, conservative lawmakers in Florida and Texas passed laws to restrict how those companies are allowed to moderate content.
To explain the Supreme Court’s decision to wade into these issues — and what happens next — TechCrunch spoke to Paul Barrett, NYU adjunct law professor and Deputy Director of NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights.
Why is the Supreme Court involved?
These cases actually started in Florida and Texas a few years ago before wending their way to the Supreme Court this year. In those two states, Republican lawmakers passed parallel laws to control how social media companies operate. In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7072 into law in May 2021. In Texas, House Bill 20 made it through the state legislature and was signed by Governor Greg Abbott in September 2021. |
18942 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
Whether animated by those perceived differences or the political perks of accusing social platforms of anti-conservative bias, conservative lawmakers in Florida and Texas passed laws to restrict how those companies are allowed to moderate content.
To explain the Supreme Court’s decision to wade into these issues — and what happens next — TechCrunch spoke to Paul Barrett, NYU adjunct law professor and Deputy Director of NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights.
Why is the Supreme Court involved?
These cases actually started in Florida and Texas a few years ago before wending their way to the Supreme Court this year. In those two states, Republican lawmakers passed parallel laws to control how social media companies operate. In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7072 into law in May 2021. In Texas, House Bill 20 made it through the state legislature and was signed by Governor Greg Abbott in September 2021.
“The reason why these cases are in front of the Supreme Court is actually relatively simple: Florida and Texas were more or less the first out of the gate in imposing this type of restriction on social media companies,” Barrett explained. |
18943 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
To explain the Supreme Court’s decision to wade into these issues — and what happens next — TechCrunch spoke to Paul Barrett, NYU adjunct law professor and Deputy Director of NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights.
Why is the Supreme Court involved?
These cases actually started in Florida and Texas a few years ago before wending their way to the Supreme Court this year. In those two states, Republican lawmakers passed parallel laws to control how social media companies operate. In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7072 into law in May 2021. In Texas, House Bill 20 made it through the state legislature and was signed by Governor Greg Abbott in September 2021.
“The reason why these cases are in front of the Supreme Court is actually relatively simple: Florida and Texas were more or less the first out of the gate in imposing this type of restriction on social media companies,” Barrett explained. “So when the industry sued the states under the First Amendment, these were the first cases that were litigated, so they went up through the court system.”
Both laws made their way through the lower courts after tech industry group NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) issued legal challenges against them. |
18944 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
In those two states, Republican lawmakers passed parallel laws to control how social media companies operate. In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7072 into law in May 2021. In Texas, House Bill 20 made it through the state legislature and was signed by Governor Greg Abbott in September 2021.
“The reason why these cases are in front of the Supreme Court is actually relatively simple: Florida and Texas were more or less the first out of the gate in imposing this type of restriction on social media companies,” Barrett explained. “So when the industry sued the states under the First Amendment, these were the first cases that were litigated, so they went up through the court system.”
Both laws made their way through the lower courts after tech industry group NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) issued legal challenges against them. That path was complicated and contradictory, which is part of how the case landed in the Supreme Court’s lap:
In both cases, you had federal trial judges who entered injunctions blocking the laws on constitutional grounds. |
18945 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
In Texas, House Bill 20 made it through the state legislature and was signed by Governor Greg Abbott in September 2021.
“The reason why these cases are in front of the Supreme Court is actually relatively simple: Florida and Texas were more or less the first out of the gate in imposing this type of restriction on social media companies,” Barrett explained. “So when the industry sued the states under the First Amendment, these were the first cases that were litigated, so they went up through the court system.”
Both laws made their way through the lower courts after tech industry group NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) issued legal challenges against them. That path was complicated and contradictory, which is part of how the case landed in the Supreme Court’s lap:
In both cases, you had federal trial judges who entered injunctions blocking the laws on constitutional grounds. And then you had two different federal appellate courts — in the case of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit, in the case of Texas, the Fifth Circuit. |
18946 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
“The reason why these cases are in front of the Supreme Court is actually relatively simple: Florida and Texas were more or less the first out of the gate in imposing this type of restriction on social media companies,” Barrett explained. “So when the industry sued the states under the First Amendment, these were the first cases that were litigated, so they went up through the court system.”
Both laws made their way through the lower courts after tech industry group NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) issued legal challenges against them. That path was complicated and contradictory, which is part of how the case landed in the Supreme Court’s lap:
In both cases, you had federal trial judges who entered injunctions blocking the laws on constitutional grounds. And then you had two different federal appellate courts — in the case of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit, in the case of Texas, the Fifth Circuit. The two appellate courts clashed… and there was an explicit conflict between the two federal appellate courts. |
18947 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
“So when the industry sued the states under the First Amendment, these were the first cases that were litigated, so they went up through the court system.”
Both laws made their way through the lower courts after tech industry group NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) issued legal challenges against them. That path was complicated and contradictory, which is part of how the case landed in the Supreme Court’s lap:
In both cases, you had federal trial judges who entered injunctions blocking the laws on constitutional grounds. And then you had two different federal appellate courts — in the case of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit, in the case of Texas, the Fifth Circuit. The two appellate courts clashed… and there was an explicit conflict between the two federal appellate courts. And that type of conflict is one of the bases that the US Supreme Court uses for deciding when to take cases.
What does this have to do with the First Amendment? |
18948 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
“So when the industry sued the states under the First Amendment, these were the first cases that were litigated, so they went up through the court system.”
Both laws made their way through the lower courts after tech industry group NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) issued legal challenges against them. That path was complicated and contradictory, which is part of how the case landed in the Supreme Court’s lap:
In both cases, you had federal trial judges who entered injunctions blocking the laws on constitutional grounds. And then you had two different federal appellate courts — in the case of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit, in the case of Texas, the Fifth Circuit. The two appellate courts clashed… and there was an explicit conflict between the two federal appellate courts. And that type of conflict is one of the bases that the US Supreme Court uses for deciding when to take cases.
What does this have to do with the First Amendment?
The case revolves around First Amendment rights — but, counterintuitively, it’s the rights of social media companies that are in question, not the rights of their users. |
18949 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
That path was complicated and contradictory, which is part of how the case landed in the Supreme Court’s lap:
In both cases, you had federal trial judges who entered injunctions blocking the laws on constitutional grounds. And then you had two different federal appellate courts — in the case of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit, in the case of Texas, the Fifth Circuit. The two appellate courts clashed… and there was an explicit conflict between the two federal appellate courts. And that type of conflict is one of the bases that the US Supreme Court uses for deciding when to take cases.
What does this have to do with the First Amendment?
The case revolves around First Amendment rights — but, counterintuitively, it’s the rights of social media companies that are in question, not the rights of their users.
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment?”
“These cases are about the First Amendment and how the First Amendment applies to social media companies. |
18950 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
And then you had two different federal appellate courts — in the case of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit, in the case of Texas, the Fifth Circuit. The two appellate courts clashed… and there was an explicit conflict between the two federal appellate courts. And that type of conflict is one of the bases that the US Supreme Court uses for deciding when to take cases.
What does this have to do with the First Amendment?
The case revolves around First Amendment rights — but, counterintuitively, it’s the rights of social media companies that are in question, not the rights of their users.
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment?”
“These cases are about the First Amendment and how the First Amendment applies to social media companies. And then more specifically, what the First Amendment has to say about content moderation, which is obviously a subset, although a really big and important subset of what social media companies do,” Barrett said. |
18951 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
The two appellate courts clashed… and there was an explicit conflict between the two federal appellate courts. And that type of conflict is one of the bases that the US Supreme Court uses for deciding when to take cases.
What does this have to do with the First Amendment?
The case revolves around First Amendment rights — but, counterintuitively, it’s the rights of social media companies that are in question, not the rights of their users.
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment?”
“These cases are about the First Amendment and how the First Amendment applies to social media companies. And then more specifically, what the First Amendment has to say about content moderation, which is obviously a subset, although a really big and important subset of what social media companies do,” Barrett said.
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment — or what you also might call content moderation — in sorting out what expression does and does not appear on the platforms that they own? |
18952 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
What does this have to do with the First Amendment?
The case revolves around First Amendment rights — but, counterintuitively, it’s the rights of social media companies that are in question, not the rights of their users.
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment?”
“These cases are about the First Amendment and how the First Amendment applies to social media companies. And then more specifically, what the First Amendment has to say about content moderation, which is obviously a subset, although a really big and important subset of what social media companies do,” Barrett said.
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment — or what you also might call content moderation — in sorting out what expression does and does not appear on the platforms that they own? So it’s just not clear right now what precisely the First Amendment says about that question.”
Are the Texas and Florida laws identical? |
18953 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
The case revolves around First Amendment rights — but, counterintuitively, it’s the rights of social media companies that are in question, not the rights of their users.
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment?”
“These cases are about the First Amendment and how the First Amendment applies to social media companies. And then more specifically, what the First Amendment has to say about content moderation, which is obviously a subset, although a really big and important subset of what social media companies do,” Barrett said.
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment — or what you also might call content moderation — in sorting out what expression does and does not appear on the platforms that they own? So it’s just not clear right now what precisely the First Amendment says about that question.”
Are the Texas and Florida laws identical?
The two laws — HB 20 in Texas and SB 7072 in Florida — are very similar in their origins and intentions, but diverge slightly in how they seek to restrict social media platforms. |
18954 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment?”
“These cases are about the First Amendment and how the First Amendment applies to social media companies. And then more specifically, what the First Amendment has to say about content moderation, which is obviously a subset, although a really big and important subset of what social media companies do,” Barrett said.
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment — or what you also might call content moderation — in sorting out what expression does and does not appear on the platforms that they own? So it’s just not clear right now what precisely the First Amendment says about that question.”
Are the Texas and Florida laws identical?
The two laws — HB 20 in Texas and SB 7072 in Florida — are very similar in their origins and intentions, but diverge slightly in how they seek to restrict social media platforms.
In both instances, a provision of the state law instructed social media companies to stop removing certain kinds of content. |
18955 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
And then more specifically, what the First Amendment has to say about content moderation, which is obviously a subset, although a really big and important subset of what social media companies do,” Barrett said.
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment — or what you also might call content moderation — in sorting out what expression does and does not appear on the platforms that they own? So it’s just not clear right now what precisely the First Amendment says about that question.”
Are the Texas and Florida laws identical?
The two laws — HB 20 in Texas and SB 7072 in Florida — are very similar in their origins and intentions, but diverge slightly in how they seek to restrict social media platforms.
In both instances, a provision of the state law instructed social media companies to stop removing certain kinds of content. In Texas, the law told social media companies that they could no longer remove or demonetize content based on the “viewpoint represented in the user’s expression.” In Florida, the law would stop social media companies from banning political candidates or removing or restricting their content. |
18956 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
“The question here is: Do social media companies have a First Amendment protected right to exercise what you might call editorial judgment — or what you also might call content moderation — in sorting out what expression does and does not appear on the platforms that they own? So it’s just not clear right now what precisely the First Amendment says about that question.”
Are the Texas and Florida laws identical?
The two laws — HB 20 in Texas and SB 7072 in Florida — are very similar in their origins and intentions, but diverge slightly in how they seek to restrict social media platforms.
In both instances, a provision of the state law instructed social media companies to stop removing certain kinds of content. In Texas, the law told social media companies that they could no longer remove or demonetize content based on the “viewpoint represented in the user’s expression.” In Florida, the law would stop social media companies from banning political candidates or removing or restricting their content. The laws have a few other provisions, but the idea is that conservative politicians in those states want to regulate how tech companies interact with political content. |
18957 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
So it’s just not clear right now what precisely the First Amendment says about that question.”
Are the Texas and Florida laws identical?
The two laws — HB 20 in Texas and SB 7072 in Florida — are very similar in their origins and intentions, but diverge slightly in how they seek to restrict social media platforms.
In both instances, a provision of the state law instructed social media companies to stop removing certain kinds of content. In Texas, the law told social media companies that they could no longer remove or demonetize content based on the “viewpoint represented in the user’s expression.” In Florida, the law would stop social media companies from banning political candidates or removing or restricting their content. The laws have a few other provisions, but the idea is that conservative politicians in those states want to regulate how tech companies interact with political content.
“They’re in the same ballpark, the sentiment is the same,” Barrett said. |
18958 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
So it’s just not clear right now what precisely the First Amendment says about that question.”
Are the Texas and Florida laws identical?
The two laws — HB 20 in Texas and SB 7072 in Florida — are very similar in their origins and intentions, but diverge slightly in how they seek to restrict social media platforms.
In both instances, a provision of the state law instructed social media companies to stop removing certain kinds of content. In Texas, the law told social media companies that they could no longer remove or demonetize content based on the “viewpoint represented in the user’s expression.” In Florida, the law would stop social media companies from banning political candidates or removing or restricting their content. The laws have a few other provisions, but the idea is that conservative politicians in those states want to regulate how tech companies interact with political content.
“They’re in the same ballpark, the sentiment is the same,” Barrett said. “Republican lawmakers in each state believe that — and said explicitly in the course of debating and passing these laws — that ‘Silicon Valley oligarchs’… are ideological liberals, and they are censoring people in our states who are conservative, and we are hereby ordering them to stop doing that.”
How could the Supreme Court decision affect social media companies? |
18959 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
In both instances, a provision of the state law instructed social media companies to stop removing certain kinds of content. In Texas, the law told social media companies that they could no longer remove or demonetize content based on the “viewpoint represented in the user’s expression.” In Florida, the law would stop social media companies from banning political candidates or removing or restricting their content. The laws have a few other provisions, but the idea is that conservative politicians in those states want to regulate how tech companies interact with political content.
“They’re in the same ballpark, the sentiment is the same,” Barrett said. “Republican lawmakers in each state believe that — and said explicitly in the course of debating and passing these laws — that ‘Silicon Valley oligarchs’… are ideological liberals, and they are censoring people in our states who are conservative, and we are hereby ordering them to stop doing that.”
How could the Supreme Court decision affect social media companies?
If the court finds that social media companies don’t have a First Amendment right to curate the kinds of content that they allow, social platforms could look very different, at least in states that are trying to limit their moderation powers. |
18960 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
The laws have a few other provisions, but the idea is that conservative politicians in those states want to regulate how tech companies interact with political content.
“They’re in the same ballpark, the sentiment is the same,” Barrett said. “Republican lawmakers in each state believe that — and said explicitly in the course of debating and passing these laws — that ‘Silicon Valley oligarchs’… are ideological liberals, and they are censoring people in our states who are conservative, and we are hereby ordering them to stop doing that.”
How could the Supreme Court decision affect social media companies?
If the court finds that social media companies don’t have a First Amendment right to curate the kinds of content that they allow, social platforms could look very different, at least in states that are trying to limit their moderation powers. After years of slow progress on misinformation — and worrisome backsliding on platforms like Elon Musk’s X — the Supreme Court’s decision could upend that process, sowing chaos online in the process. |
18961 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
“They’re in the same ballpark, the sentiment is the same,” Barrett said. “Republican lawmakers in each state believe that — and said explicitly in the course of debating and passing these laws — that ‘Silicon Valley oligarchs’… are ideological liberals, and they are censoring people in our states who are conservative, and we are hereby ordering them to stop doing that.”
How could the Supreme Court decision affect social media companies?
If the court finds that social media companies don’t have a First Amendment right to curate the kinds of content that they allow, social platforms could look very different, at least in states that are trying to limit their moderation powers. After years of slow progress on misinformation — and worrisome backsliding on platforms like Elon Musk’s X — the Supreme Court’s decision could upend that process, sowing chaos online in the process.
“Thanks to the First Amendment, Florida and Texas cannot force websites or social media apps to host hateful content, misinformation and spam, as their deeply misguided laws would require,” Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, who co-authored Section 230, a law that protects social media companies’ content moderation decisions, told TechCrunch. |
18962 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
If the court finds that social media companies don’t have a First Amendment right to curate the kinds of content that they allow, social platforms could look very different, at least in states that are trying to limit their moderation powers. After years of slow progress on misinformation — and worrisome backsliding on platforms like Elon Musk’s X — the Supreme Court’s decision could upend that process, sowing chaos online in the process.
“Thanks to the First Amendment, Florida and Texas cannot force websites or social media apps to host hateful content, misinformation and spam, as their deeply misguided laws would require,” Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, who co-authored Section 230, a law that protects social media companies’ content moderation decisions, told TechCrunch. “… A ruling in favor of the Texas and Florida laws would create utter chaos, and make many sites worthless to regular users who want to watch a funny video or see family photos.”
NetChoice President Steve DelBianco also warned that allowing the state laws to go into effect would unleash “a tidal wave of offensive content and hate speech crashing onto users, creators, and advertisers” that would force Americans to wade through “racial epithets, aggressive homophobia, pornographic material, beheadings, or other gruesome content” just to use social apps. |
18963 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
“Thanks to the First Amendment, Florida and Texas cannot force websites or social media apps to host hateful content, misinformation and spam, as their deeply misguided laws would require,” Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, who co-authored Section 230, a law that protects social media companies’ content moderation decisions, told TechCrunch. “… A ruling in favor of the Texas and Florida laws would create utter chaos, and make many sites worthless to regular users who want to watch a funny video or see family photos.”
NetChoice President Steve DelBianco also warned that allowing the state laws to go into effect would unleash “a tidal wave of offensive content and hate speech crashing onto users, creators, and advertisers” that would force Americans to wade through “racial epithets, aggressive homophobia, pornographic material, beheadings, or other gruesome content” just to use social apps.
Aside from forcing platforms to allow some forms of content that would otherwise be disallowed, these laws also seek to force social media companies to provide users with individualized explanations when their content is removed or restricted. |
18964 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
“… A ruling in favor of the Texas and Florida laws would create utter chaos, and make many sites worthless to regular users who want to watch a funny video or see family photos.”
NetChoice President Steve DelBianco also warned that allowing the state laws to go into effect would unleash “a tidal wave of offensive content and hate speech crashing onto users, creators, and advertisers” that would force Americans to wade through “racial epithets, aggressive homophobia, pornographic material, beheadings, or other gruesome content” just to use social apps.
Aside from forcing platforms to allow some forms of content that would otherwise be disallowed, these laws also seek to force social media companies to provide users with individualized explanations when their content is removed or restricted. Because this process is largely conducted algorithmically now — generally with light human intervention or oversight — social media companies might need to reimagine their content moderation systems or hire way more humans to respond to these incidents. Those kind of adjustments would likely be costly and difficult to scale. |
18965 | What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
Aside from forcing platforms to allow some forms of content that would otherwise be disallowed, these laws also seek to force social media companies to provide users with individualized explanations when their content is removed or restricted. Because this process is largely conducted algorithmically now — generally with light human intervention or oversight — social media companies might need to reimagine their content moderation systems or hire way more humans to respond to these incidents. Those kind of adjustments would likely be costly and difficult to scale.
“As you can imagine, that can get kind of onerous when you’re taking down millions and millions of pieces of content a day, and much of that activity of the vast majority of it is currently being done automatically,” Barrett said. “The idea that a human being would have to go back and explain each time something came down would be quite a challenge.” |
18966 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Taylor Swift's biggest album 1989 returns with new tracks from the vault Published 27 October
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Taylor Swift's 1989 tour sold 2.2m tickets and earned more than $250m at the box office
On Friday, Taylor Swift released a new version of 1989 - the biggest-selling album of her career, and the one that definitively turned her into a pop star.
Featuring hits like Shake It Off, Blank Space and Style, it was originally written during the 2013-14 Red Tour, with demos stored on her phone in a folder named "Sailor Twips".
Awarded a Grammy for album of the year, it has spent 325 weeks in the UK charts.
But now she has re-recorded it as the latest part of an ongoing campaign to regain control of her work, after an investment company bought her master tapes in 2019.
This is the biggest and riskiest part of the project. |
18967 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Featuring hits like Shake It Off, Blank Space and Style, it was originally written during the 2013-14 Red Tour, with demos stored on her phone in a folder named "Sailor Twips".
Awarded a Grammy for album of the year, it has spent 325 weeks in the UK charts.
But now she has re-recorded it as the latest part of an ongoing campaign to regain control of her work, after an investment company bought her master tapes in 2019.
This is the biggest and riskiest part of the project. While earlier remakes were largely made with a live band, 1989's pop landscapes are full of squelchy, processed synths and treated vocals.
Fans can now find out how it has turned out - and hear five new tracks from the star's vault, expanding on the themes and relationships she explored on the original.
Here's a guide to all the songs and what Taylor has said about them. |
18968 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Featuring hits like Shake It Off, Blank Space and Style, it was originally written during the 2013-14 Red Tour, with demos stored on her phone in a folder named "Sailor Twips".
Awarded a Grammy for album of the year, it has spent 325 weeks in the UK charts.
But now she has re-recorded it as the latest part of an ongoing campaign to regain control of her work, after an investment company bought her master tapes in 2019.
This is the biggest and riskiest part of the project. While earlier remakes were largely made with a live band, 1989's pop landscapes are full of squelchy, processed synths and treated vocals.
Fans can now find out how it has turned out - and hear five new tracks from the star's vault, expanding on the themes and relationships she explored on the original.
Here's a guide to all the songs and what Taylor has said about them.
1) Welcome To New York
"It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat forever more." |
18969 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Awarded a Grammy for album of the year, it has spent 325 weeks in the UK charts.
But now she has re-recorded it as the latest part of an ongoing campaign to regain control of her work, after an investment company bought her master tapes in 2019.
This is the biggest and riskiest part of the project. While earlier remakes were largely made with a live band, 1989's pop landscapes are full of squelchy, processed synths and treated vocals.
Fans can now find out how it has turned out - and hear five new tracks from the star's vault, expanding on the themes and relationships she explored on the original.
Here's a guide to all the songs and what Taylor has said about them.
1) Welcome To New York
"It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat forever more."
We open with a mission statement: The old Taylor can't come to the phone right now, she's dead. |
18970 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Awarded a Grammy for album of the year, it has spent 325 weeks in the UK charts.
But now she has re-recorded it as the latest part of an ongoing campaign to regain control of her work, after an investment company bought her master tapes in 2019.
This is the biggest and riskiest part of the project. While earlier remakes were largely made with a live band, 1989's pop landscapes are full of squelchy, processed synths and treated vocals.
Fans can now find out how it has turned out - and hear five new tracks from the star's vault, expanding on the themes and relationships she explored on the original.
Here's a guide to all the songs and what Taylor has said about them.
1) Welcome To New York
"It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat forever more."
We open with a mission statement: The old Taylor can't come to the phone right now, she's dead.
After building her reputation in Nashville, 1989 jettisons the banjos in favour of insistent, needling beats and tales of bohemian nightlife. |
18971 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
This is the biggest and riskiest part of the project. While earlier remakes were largely made with a live band, 1989's pop landscapes are full of squelchy, processed synths and treated vocals.
Fans can now find out how it has turned out - and hear five new tracks from the star's vault, expanding on the themes and relationships she explored on the original.
Here's a guide to all the songs and what Taylor has said about them.
1) Welcome To New York
"It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat forever more."
We open with a mission statement: The old Taylor can't come to the phone right now, she's dead.
After building her reputation in Nashville, 1989 jettisons the banjos in favour of insistent, needling beats and tales of bohemian nightlife. "A farewell to twang," the New York Times called it.
Taylor knew change was necessary. |
18972 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
This is the biggest and riskiest part of the project. While earlier remakes were largely made with a live band, 1989's pop landscapes are full of squelchy, processed synths and treated vocals.
Fans can now find out how it has turned out - and hear five new tracks from the star's vault, expanding on the themes and relationships she explored on the original.
Here's a guide to all the songs and what Taylor has said about them.
1) Welcome To New York
"It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat forever more."
We open with a mission statement: The old Taylor can't come to the phone right now, she's dead.
After building her reputation in Nashville, 1989 jettisons the banjos in favour of insistent, needling beats and tales of bohemian nightlife. "A farewell to twang," the New York Times called it.
Taylor knew change was necessary. "I don't have the option of making music that sounds just like what I've done before," she told Popcrush. |
18973 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Fans can now find out how it has turned out - and hear five new tracks from the star's vault, expanding on the themes and relationships she explored on the original.
Here's a guide to all the songs and what Taylor has said about them.
1) Welcome To New York
"It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat forever more."
We open with a mission statement: The old Taylor can't come to the phone right now, she's dead.
After building her reputation in Nashville, 1989 jettisons the banjos in favour of insistent, needling beats and tales of bohemian nightlife. "A farewell to twang," the New York Times called it.
Taylor knew change was necessary. "I don't have the option of making music that sounds just like what I've done before," she told Popcrush. "People will see right through it. They'll see that I was lazy".
Her label begged her to add three country-leaning songs to the album, but she stood her ground. |
18974 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Here's a guide to all the songs and what Taylor has said about them.
1) Welcome To New York
"It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat forever more."
We open with a mission statement: The old Taylor can't come to the phone right now, she's dead.
After building her reputation in Nashville, 1989 jettisons the banjos in favour of insistent, needling beats and tales of bohemian nightlife. "A farewell to twang," the New York Times called it.
Taylor knew change was necessary. "I don't have the option of making music that sounds just like what I've done before," she told Popcrush. "People will see right through it. They'll see that I was lazy".
Her label begged her to add three country-leaning songs to the album, but she stood her ground.
"At a certain point, if you chase two rabbits, you lose them both."
Welcome To New York itself is the sound of creative and personal freedom. |
18975 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
1) Welcome To New York
"It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat forever more."
We open with a mission statement: The old Taylor can't come to the phone right now, she's dead.
After building her reputation in Nashville, 1989 jettisons the banjos in favour of insistent, needling beats and tales of bohemian nightlife. "A farewell to twang," the New York Times called it.
Taylor knew change was necessary. "I don't have the option of making music that sounds just like what I've done before," she told Popcrush. "People will see right through it. They'll see that I was lazy".
Her label begged her to add three country-leaning songs to the album, but she stood her ground.
"At a certain point, if you chase two rabbits, you lose them both."
Welcome To New York itself is the sound of creative and personal freedom. Taylor moved to the city in 2014 and was amazed to discover she could go grocery shopping largely incognito. |
18976 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
We open with a mission statement: The old Taylor can't come to the phone right now, she's dead.
After building her reputation in Nashville, 1989 jettisons the banjos in favour of insistent, needling beats and tales of bohemian nightlife. "A farewell to twang," the New York Times called it.
Taylor knew change was necessary. "I don't have the option of making music that sounds just like what I've done before," she told Popcrush. "People will see right through it. They'll see that I was lazy".
Her label begged her to add three country-leaning songs to the album, but she stood her ground.
"At a certain point, if you chase two rabbits, you lose them both."
Welcome To New York itself is the sound of creative and personal freedom. Taylor moved to the city in 2014 and was amazed to discover she could go grocery shopping largely incognito.
"My friends and people who know me have commented that I'm physically different since being here," she told NYC radio station WKTU. |
18977 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
After building her reputation in Nashville, 1989 jettisons the banjos in favour of insistent, needling beats and tales of bohemian nightlife. "A farewell to twang," the New York Times called it.
Taylor knew change was necessary. "I don't have the option of making music that sounds just like what I've done before," she told Popcrush. "People will see right through it. They'll see that I was lazy".
Her label begged her to add three country-leaning songs to the album, but she stood her ground.
"At a certain point, if you chase two rabbits, you lose them both."
Welcome To New York itself is the sound of creative and personal freedom. Taylor moved to the city in 2014 and was amazed to discover she could go grocery shopping largely incognito.
"My friends and people who know me have commented that I'm physically different since being here," she told NYC radio station WKTU. "That song is about the endless hopefulness and endless possibilities that New York seems to present," she added in an interview with Access Hollywood. |
18978 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
"A farewell to twang," the New York Times called it.
Taylor knew change was necessary. "I don't have the option of making music that sounds just like what I've done before," she told Popcrush. "People will see right through it. They'll see that I was lazy".
Her label begged her to add three country-leaning songs to the album, but she stood her ground.
"At a certain point, if you chase two rabbits, you lose them both."
Welcome To New York itself is the sound of creative and personal freedom. Taylor moved to the city in 2014 and was amazed to discover she could go grocery shopping largely incognito.
"My friends and people who know me have commented that I'm physically different since being here," she told NYC radio station WKTU. "That song is about the endless hopefulness and endless possibilities that New York seems to present," she added in an interview with Access Hollywood.
All proceeds from the track are donated to New York City's Public Schools. |
18979 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Taylor knew change was necessary. "I don't have the option of making music that sounds just like what I've done before," she told Popcrush. "People will see right through it. They'll see that I was lazy".
Her label begged her to add three country-leaning songs to the album, but she stood her ground.
"At a certain point, if you chase two rabbits, you lose them both."
Welcome To New York itself is the sound of creative and personal freedom. Taylor moved to the city in 2014 and was amazed to discover she could go grocery shopping largely incognito.
"My friends and people who know me have commented that I'm physically different since being here," she told NYC radio station WKTU. "That song is about the endless hopefulness and endless possibilities that New York seems to present," she added in an interview with Access Hollywood.
All proceeds from the track are donated to New York City's Public Schools.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The original version of 1989 won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year
2) Blank Space
Pretty much the perfect Taylor Swift song, Blank Space takes every horrible rumour that was being spread about her love life, and amplifies it with satirical relish. |
18980 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
"At a certain point, if you chase two rabbits, you lose them both."
Welcome To New York itself is the sound of creative and personal freedom. Taylor moved to the city in 2014 and was amazed to discover she could go grocery shopping largely incognito.
"My friends and people who know me have commented that I'm physically different since being here," she told NYC radio station WKTU. "That song is about the endless hopefulness and endless possibilities that New York seems to present," she added in an interview with Access Hollywood.
All proceeds from the track are donated to New York City's Public Schools.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The original version of 1989 won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year
2) Blank Space
Pretty much the perfect Taylor Swift song, Blank Space takes every horrible rumour that was being spread about her love life, and amplifies it with satirical relish.
"In the last couple of years the media have had a wonderful fixation on painting me as the psycho serial dater girl," she told the Grammy Museum. |
18981 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Taylor moved to the city in 2014 and was amazed to discover she could go grocery shopping largely incognito.
"My friends and people who know me have commented that I'm physically different since being here," she told NYC radio station WKTU. "That song is about the endless hopefulness and endless possibilities that New York seems to present," she added in an interview with Access Hollywood.
All proceeds from the track are donated to New York City's Public Schools.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The original version of 1989 won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year
2) Blank Space
Pretty much the perfect Taylor Swift song, Blank Space takes every horrible rumour that was being spread about her love life, and amplifies it with satirical relish.
"In the last couple of years the media have had a wonderful fixation on painting me as the psycho serial dater girl," she told the Grammy Museum. "Every article was like, 'Here's Taylor Swift standing near some guy. |
18982 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
"My friends and people who know me have commented that I'm physically different since being here," she told NYC radio station WKTU. "That song is about the endless hopefulness and endless possibilities that New York seems to present," she added in an interview with Access Hollywood.
All proceeds from the track are donated to New York City's Public Schools.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The original version of 1989 won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year
2) Blank Space
Pretty much the perfect Taylor Swift song, Blank Space takes every horrible rumour that was being spread about her love life, and amplifies it with satirical relish.
"In the last couple of years the media have had a wonderful fixation on painting me as the psycho serial dater girl," she told the Grammy Museum. "Every article was like, 'Here's Taylor Swift standing near some guy. WATCH OUT GUY!'
"My first reaction was to be like, 'That's a bummer. |
18983 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
"That song is about the endless hopefulness and endless possibilities that New York seems to present," she added in an interview with Access Hollywood.
All proceeds from the track are donated to New York City's Public Schools.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The original version of 1989 won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year
2) Blank Space
Pretty much the perfect Taylor Swift song, Blank Space takes every horrible rumour that was being spread about her love life, and amplifies it with satirical relish.
"In the last couple of years the media have had a wonderful fixation on painting me as the psycho serial dater girl," she told the Grammy Museum. "Every article was like, 'Here's Taylor Swift standing near some guy. WATCH OUT GUY!'
"My first reaction was to be like, 'That's a bummer. This isn't fun for me'. |
18984 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
"That song is about the endless hopefulness and endless possibilities that New York seems to present," she added in an interview with Access Hollywood.
All proceeds from the track are donated to New York City's Public Schools.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The original version of 1989 won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year
2) Blank Space
Pretty much the perfect Taylor Swift song, Blank Space takes every horrible rumour that was being spread about her love life, and amplifies it with satirical relish.
"In the last couple of years the media have had a wonderful fixation on painting me as the psycho serial dater girl," she told the Grammy Museum. "Every article was like, 'Here's Taylor Swift standing near some guy. WATCH OUT GUY!'
"My first reaction was to be like, 'That's a bummer. This isn't fun for me'. But my second reaction was, 'Hey, that's actually a really interesting character they're writing about: She jet-sets around the world collecting men - and she can get any of them, but she's so clingy that they leave and she cries in her marble bathtub surrounded by pearls'. |
18985 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
"In the last couple of years the media have had a wonderful fixation on painting me as the psycho serial dater girl," she told the Grammy Museum. "Every article was like, 'Here's Taylor Swift standing near some guy. WATCH OUT GUY!'
"My first reaction was to be like, 'That's a bummer. This isn't fun for me'. But my second reaction was, 'Hey, that's actually a really interesting character they're writing about: She jet-sets around the world collecting men - and she can get any of them, but she's so clingy that they leave and she cries in her marble bathtub surrounded by pearls'.
"I was like, 'I can use this'."
Lyrically, it contains some of her best lines ("darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream") and there's a delicious attention to detail - with a pen click signifying every new entry in her little black book. |
18986 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
"In the last couple of years the media have had a wonderful fixation on painting me as the psycho serial dater girl," she told the Grammy Museum. "Every article was like, 'Here's Taylor Swift standing near some guy. WATCH OUT GUY!'
"My first reaction was to be like, 'That's a bummer. This isn't fun for me'. But my second reaction was, 'Hey, that's actually a really interesting character they're writing about: She jet-sets around the world collecting men - and she can get any of them, but she's so clingy that they leave and she cries in her marble bathtub surrounded by pearls'.
"I was like, 'I can use this'."
Lyrically, it contains some of her best lines ("darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream") and there's a delicious attention to detail - with a pen click signifying every new entry in her little black book.
Shout-out to all the lonely Starbucks lovers; and to Chicago indie band Hard Femme who took that misheard lyric and made it a real song. |
18987 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
"Every article was like, 'Here's Taylor Swift standing near some guy. WATCH OUT GUY!'
"My first reaction was to be like, 'That's a bummer. This isn't fun for me'. But my second reaction was, 'Hey, that's actually a really interesting character they're writing about: She jet-sets around the world collecting men - and she can get any of them, but she's so clingy that they leave and she cries in her marble bathtub surrounded by pearls'.
"I was like, 'I can use this'."
Lyrically, it contains some of her best lines ("darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream") and there's a delicious attention to detail - with a pen click signifying every new entry in her little black book.
Shout-out to all the lonely Starbucks lovers; and to Chicago indie band Hard Femme who took that misheard lyric and made it a real song. Those search engine clicks gotta be lucrative, right? |
18988 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
WATCH OUT GUY!'
"My first reaction was to be like, 'That's a bummer. This isn't fun for me'. But my second reaction was, 'Hey, that's actually a really interesting character they're writing about: She jet-sets around the world collecting men - and she can get any of them, but she's so clingy that they leave and she cries in her marble bathtub surrounded by pearls'.
"I was like, 'I can use this'."
Lyrically, it contains some of her best lines ("darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream") and there's a delicious attention to detail - with a pen click signifying every new entry in her little black book.
Shout-out to all the lonely Starbucks lovers; and to Chicago indie band Hard Femme who took that misheard lyric and made it a real song. Those search engine clicks gotta be lucrative, right?
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Many of 1989's songs were supposedly inspired by Taylor's relationship with Harry Styles
3) Style
An epic aural painting of windswept coastlines and propulsive wanderlust, Style is (supposedly) named for Harry Styles, with whom Taylor had a brief relationship in 2012. |
18989 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
"I was like, 'I can use this'."
Lyrically, it contains some of her best lines ("darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream") and there's a delicious attention to detail - with a pen click signifying every new entry in her little black book.
Shout-out to all the lonely Starbucks lovers; and to Chicago indie band Hard Femme who took that misheard lyric and made it a real song. Those search engine clicks gotta be lucrative, right?
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Many of 1989's songs were supposedly inspired by Taylor's relationship with Harry Styles
3) Style
An epic aural painting of windswept coastlines and propulsive wanderlust, Style is (supposedly) named for Harry Styles, with whom Taylor had a brief relationship in 2012.
Except she says it was inspired by fashion, and how certain items like a black dress or red lipstick will "never go out of style". |
18990 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Lyrically, it contains some of her best lines ("darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream") and there's a delicious attention to detail - with a pen click signifying every new entry in her little black book.
Shout-out to all the lonely Starbucks lovers; and to Chicago indie band Hard Femme who took that misheard lyric and made it a real song. Those search engine clicks gotta be lucrative, right?
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Many of 1989's songs were supposedly inspired by Taylor's relationship with Harry Styles
3) Style
An epic aural painting of windswept coastlines and propulsive wanderlust, Style is (supposedly) named for Harry Styles, with whom Taylor had a brief relationship in 2012.
Except she says it was inspired by fashion, and how certain items like a black dress or red lipstick will "never go out of style". That prompted her to write about the people who'll always be part of your life, even after the flame of romantic love wanes (all of which sounds like a classic piece of deflection to a probing journalist). |
18991 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Shout-out to all the lonely Starbucks lovers; and to Chicago indie band Hard Femme who took that misheard lyric and made it a real song. Those search engine clicks gotta be lucrative, right?
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Many of 1989's songs were supposedly inspired by Taylor's relationship with Harry Styles
3) Style
An epic aural painting of windswept coastlines and propulsive wanderlust, Style is (supposedly) named for Harry Styles, with whom Taylor had a brief relationship in 2012.
Except she says it was inspired by fashion, and how certain items like a black dress or red lipstick will "never go out of style". That prompted her to write about the people who'll always be part of your life, even after the flame of romantic love wanes (all of which sounds like a classic piece of deflection to a probing journalist).
Whichever interpretation you prefer, the song marks a shift in Swift's psychology, as she briefly admits to having been unfaithful. |
18992 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Those search engine clicks gotta be lucrative, right?
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Many of 1989's songs were supposedly inspired by Taylor's relationship with Harry Styles
3) Style
An epic aural painting of windswept coastlines and propulsive wanderlust, Style is (supposedly) named for Harry Styles, with whom Taylor had a brief relationship in 2012.
Except she says it was inspired by fashion, and how certain items like a black dress or red lipstick will "never go out of style". That prompted her to write about the people who'll always be part of your life, even after the flame of romantic love wanes (all of which sounds like a classic piece of deflection to a probing journalist).
Whichever interpretation you prefer, the song marks a shift in Swift's psychology, as she briefly admits to having been unfaithful.
"I would never have said anything like that on a previous album," she told Ryan Seacrest. |
18993 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Those search engine clicks gotta be lucrative, right?
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Many of 1989's songs were supposedly inspired by Taylor's relationship with Harry Styles
3) Style
An epic aural painting of windswept coastlines and propulsive wanderlust, Style is (supposedly) named for Harry Styles, with whom Taylor had a brief relationship in 2012.
Except she says it was inspired by fashion, and how certain items like a black dress or red lipstick will "never go out of style". That prompted her to write about the people who'll always be part of your life, even after the flame of romantic love wanes (all of which sounds like a classic piece of deflection to a probing journalist).
Whichever interpretation you prefer, the song marks a shift in Swift's psychology, as she briefly admits to having been unfaithful.
"I would never have said anything like that on a previous album," she told Ryan Seacrest.
"My previous albums have always been, 'I was right, you were wrong'. |
18994 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Except she says it was inspired by fashion, and how certain items like a black dress or red lipstick will "never go out of style". That prompted her to write about the people who'll always be part of your life, even after the flame of romantic love wanes (all of which sounds like a classic piece of deflection to a probing journalist).
Whichever interpretation you prefer, the song marks a shift in Swift's psychology, as she briefly admits to having been unfaithful.
"I would never have said anything like that on a previous album," she told Ryan Seacrest.
"My previous albums have always been, 'I was right, you were wrong'. What happens when you grow up is you realise that the rules in a relationship are very blurred. It gets very complicated, very quickly."
4) Out Of The Woods
One of 1989's strengths is how the music reflects the emotional tenor of the words. Here, that means frantic anxiety. |
18995 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Except she says it was inspired by fashion, and how certain items like a black dress or red lipstick will "never go out of style". That prompted her to write about the people who'll always be part of your life, even after the flame of romantic love wanes (all of which sounds like a classic piece of deflection to a probing journalist).
Whichever interpretation you prefer, the song marks a shift in Swift's psychology, as she briefly admits to having been unfaithful.
"I would never have said anything like that on a previous album," she told Ryan Seacrest.
"My previous albums have always been, 'I was right, you were wrong'. What happens when you grow up is you realise that the rules in a relationship are very blurred. It gets very complicated, very quickly."
4) Out Of The Woods
One of 1989's strengths is how the music reflects the emotional tenor of the words. Here, that means frantic anxiety.
As Taylor and her partner run from forces that seek to destroy them, they're pursued by pounding drums and rushing synths. |
18996 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
That prompted her to write about the people who'll always be part of your life, even after the flame of romantic love wanes (all of which sounds like a classic piece of deflection to a probing journalist).
Whichever interpretation you prefer, the song marks a shift in Swift's psychology, as she briefly admits to having been unfaithful.
"I would never have said anything like that on a previous album," she told Ryan Seacrest.
"My previous albums have always been, 'I was right, you were wrong'. What happens when you grow up is you realise that the rules in a relationship are very blurred. It gets very complicated, very quickly."
4) Out Of The Woods
One of 1989's strengths is how the music reflects the emotional tenor of the words. Here, that means frantic anxiety.
As Taylor and her partner run from forces that seek to destroy them, they're pursued by pounding drums and rushing synths. And there's a desperation to her voice, as though she's repeating "everything's fine, everything's fine, everything's fine," against evidence to the contrary. |
18997 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
Whichever interpretation you prefer, the song marks a shift in Swift's psychology, as she briefly admits to having been unfaithful.
"I would never have said anything like that on a previous album," she told Ryan Seacrest.
"My previous albums have always been, 'I was right, you were wrong'. What happens when you grow up is you realise that the rules in a relationship are very blurred. It gets very complicated, very quickly."
4) Out Of The Woods
One of 1989's strengths is how the music reflects the emotional tenor of the words. Here, that means frantic anxiety.
As Taylor and her partner run from forces that seek to destroy them, they're pursued by pounding drums and rushing synths. And there's a desperation to her voice, as though she's repeating "everything's fine, everything's fine, everything's fine," against evidence to the contrary.
By the middle 8, it seems they've made a clean getaway. |
18998 | Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
"I would never have said anything like that on a previous album," she told Ryan Seacrest.
"My previous albums have always been, 'I was right, you were wrong'. What happens when you grow up is you realise that the rules in a relationship are very blurred. It gets very complicated, very quickly."
4) Out Of The Woods
One of 1989's strengths is how the music reflects the emotional tenor of the words. Here, that means frantic anxiety.
As Taylor and her partner run from forces that seek to destroy them, they're pursued by pounding drums and rushing synths. And there's a desperation to her voice, as though she's repeating "everything's fine, everything's fine, everything's fine," against evidence to the contrary.
By the middle 8, it seems they've made a clean getaway. Then car brakes are slammed, and it's "twenty stitches in a hospital room".
In interviews, Taylor delighted in revealing this was based on a true story. |
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"My previous albums have always been, 'I was right, you were wrong'. What happens when you grow up is you realise that the rules in a relationship are very blurred. It gets very complicated, very quickly."
4) Out Of The Woods
One of 1989's strengths is how the music reflects the emotional tenor of the words. Here, that means frantic anxiety.
As Taylor and her partner run from forces that seek to destroy them, they're pursued by pounding drums and rushing synths. And there's a desperation to her voice, as though she's repeating "everything's fine, everything's fine, everything's fine," against evidence to the contrary.
By the middle 8, it seems they've made a clean getaway. Then car brakes are slammed, and it's "twenty stitches in a hospital room".
In interviews, Taylor delighted in revealing this was based on a true story.
"It was almost like this very strange, subtle clue to the media that they don't know everything that happened in that relationship, and I can have something really major and traumatic happen to me and they don't know about it," she told NPR. |
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