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Sarah McLachlan, 58, says she had to ‘eat a lot of humble pie’ to repair her relationship with her older daughter

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Sarah McLachlan, 58, says she had to rethink how she was parenting her daughter to rebuild their bond.

“I would have been softer on her in a different way. I was a hard ass,” McLachlan told Amy Poehler on Tuesday’s episode of “Good Hang with Amy Poehler.”

McLachlan shares two daughters with ex-husband Ashwin Sood: India Ann, born in 2002, and Taja Summer, born in 2007.

“It’s funny because I thought so clearly in my own mind that I was being the antithesis of my mother. And I looked at the way she parented, and I thought, ‘I’m going to do everything completely different,'” McLachlan said. “Then her words come spewing out of your mouth in a moment of anger and frustration, and you’re like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe I did that.'”

She said her older daughter would sometimes shut down or lash out when things got hard, and at the time, McLachlan didn’t fully understand what was behind it.

“I looked at that and went, ‘How do I help you with this? How do we move past this, because the world out there is scary and big, and you have to have some grit, and you have to do hard things so that you know you can,'” McLachlan said, describing the tough approach she took with her daughter.

It was only after they went to family counseling that she realized her daughter was experiencing a lot of anxiety.

“The way I was communicating to her was just making her feel shitty about herself instead of building her up, which was completely the opposite of what I thought I was doing,” McLachlan said.

“I had to eat a lot of humble pie and take stock and go, ‘OK, look, I want a relationship with my kid. So, I need to learn how to communicate differently with her,'” she said.

Through the process, she said her daughter also learned how to take responsibility for her own reactions.

“It was a long process, but it was beautiful and powerful. And we have such an open, loving relationship now because of that,” McLachlan said.

This isn’t the first time McLachlan has spoken about her relationship with her firstborn. In August, she told Variety that the chapter of their relationship inspired the second single, “Gravity,” on her latest album, released last year.

“It feels really sweet to be able to sing this song and know that we’re in such a better place, having come through this really challenging time together,” she said.

In September, McLachlan told People that therapy gave her a “safe environment” to connect with her daughter.

“What I realized is the way I was communicating my love to her, she was not hearing it, not feeling it,” McLachlan said. “I was not reaching her. And for me as a parent, that’s devastating because you just want to take your kid in your arms and hold them and keep them in.”

India Sood did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.




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I’ve been running a business with my childhood best friend. We set commandments to make sure our relationship always comes first.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ashley Morris, CEO of Capriotti’s. It has been edited for length and clarity.

My whole career is based on a love affair with food — and a lifelong friendship. I grew up on the West Coast, but had tried cheesesteaks on trips east, and adored them. In college, I was living with Jason, who has been my best friend since we were 10. One day, he came home talking about the best sandwich he’d ever eaten. He told me I had to go to Capriotti’s.

I was busy, studying finance and working at a bank. By that Friday, when I still hadn’t gone, Jason dragged me to the sandwich shop. I was just as blown away as he was. I’d eaten a lot of cheesesteaks, but this was the best of the best. It was true love.


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Ashley Morris went into business with his best friend Jason.

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Jason and I went to Capriotti’s so much that when we needed a new apartment, we chose one further from school, but closer to the restaurant. That was the first sign of the role Capriotti’s would play in our lives.

My banking success helped us go into business together

I started working as a bank teller at Wells Fargo when I was 18 because it was the only finance job they’d let me do at that age. After I graduated from college, I moved to the financial services team, and by the time I was 25, I was earning more than any young kid should: about half a million a year.


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Ashley Morris and his best friend Jason went into business together.

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Jason and I had always wanted to get into business together, and now I had the financial resources to make that a reality. We decided to spend a week thinking about business ideas, then decide what to do. When the meeting came, we each brought one idea: open a Capriotti’s franchise.

We quickly opened 3 restaurants, but wanted more

We planned to be 50/50 business partners while both maintaining our day jobs. I would put in more capital, and Jason would do more of the hands-on work, while keeping his government job.

However, we quickly learned that running a passive business just isn’t a reality. The restaurant wasn’t going to be a side hustle, especially because we were so cocky that we opened two franchises at the same time. Before long, we had a third. My girlfriend at the time (now wife) handled a lot of the operations, while Jason and I supported her as much as we could.

We wanted to own 10 restaurants, but we started butting heads with Capriotti’s CEO. I thought she had an old-fashioned mindset, and each time we asked to open another location, she said no.

After a year of that, I’d had enough. I realized if I waited for her to say yes, I’d be 40 and not living my dream. After speaking with Jason, I told the CEO we wanted to buy the whole company. It took everything Jason and I had, but we purchased Capriotti’s in 2008, when I was 27.

We established rules to protect our relationship

We’ve been running the company together since — Jason’s the CEO and I’m the president. We have a lot of the same values, probably because we forged them growing up together. We know each other inside and out, like brothers. That allows us to give really honest feedback. Jason has no problem walking into my office and saying, “You’re missing the boat on this one,” and instead of getting defensive, I immediately open my mind to what he has to say.

When we decided to buy the business, we established commandments to make sure our business partnership wouldn’t ruin our friendship. First, there’s a hierarchy: if we reach an impasse on a decision, I have the final say. That’s only happened twice, and Jason has graciously accepted my decision.

Our second commandment is that if either of us wants out, the other must be fully committed to helping him exit. Luckily, we’ve never had to use that, but we know that we could part ways amicably, fairly, and with integrity if we wanted to.

Today, Jason’s four boys are close with my sons and daughter. We all went on vacation together for New Year’s. Life is busy, and it’s not always easy to find time together outside work, but we try. It’s wonderful to see our friendship recreated with our kids.




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Jacob Elordi, 28, says he has ‘no relationship’ with social media

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Jacob Elordi, 28, is everywhere right now — he’s just not on social media.

From “Euphoria” to “Saltburn” and “Priscilla,” to Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” last year and “Wuthering Heights,” released last week, Elordi has cemented his place as one of Hollywood’s most in-demand young actors.

But in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, he made it clear that he has no interest in putting his private life online.

“I have no relationship with social media,” Elordi told CBS correspondent Tracy Smith.

“My dream was to be an actor. My dream was to play in the movies and, you know, I’m far too nervous to ask for more than that. I’ve been given exactly what I wanted, and I see it exactly how I dreamed it, and I live it how I dreamed it. So for me, that’s about all I can handle,” Elordi said.

Though the Australian actor has had an Instagram account in the past, he’s known to deactivate it often. His account has been deactivated since late 2024.

For Elordi, staying offline is a way to keep Hollywood from taking over his entire identity. Despite his rising profile — he’s TK he says that the boundary allows him to move through his private life mostly unbothered.

“I have a pretty strong refusal to lose my life to an industry, you know. I consider myself an actor and just an actor. And so for me, life kind of goes on outside the set, and outside of these lights and cameras and things,” he said. “I don’t have too much trouble in the world.”

Even with cameras around, Elordi says being a Hollywood star barely registers in his daily life.

“It doesn’t really factor into my reality, you know,” Elordi said. “I have so much love in my life, and the relationships I have in my life are so present and real. I was raised in such a sort of authentic and true way.”

“I feel so deeply here that, I don’t know, the idea of this industry and stuff — it doesn’t really factor into my day-to-day,” he said.

This isn’t the first time Elordi has spoken about social media and fame. In 2022, he said he woke up to 4 million new Instagram followers after his breakout role in Netflix’s “The Kissing Booth,” and the sudden public attention made him consider quitting acting.

“I hated being a character to the public. I felt so far from myself,” Elordi told GQ.

Elordi isn’t the only Gen Z actor to have spoken about staying offline.

In 2025, Mia Threapleton said her mother, Kate Winslet, encouraged her to make a list of pros and cons for joining Instagram when she was 14.

“The cons completely outweighed the pros for me. That was quite a clarifying moment. Since then, the more time I spend in this world, the more I’m really happy that I don’t have it,” Threapleton said.

It’s not just a Hollywood thing, either. Plenty of Gen Zers are deciding they’re better off offline.

They’re trading smartphones for dumb phones, turning cellphones into makeshift landlines, and throwing anti-social media parties where no one’s allowed to scroll.




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My grandparents have been married for 54 years. Their relationship has taught me 3 lessons about love I plan to follow.

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My grandparents, whom I call Papa and GG, have been together since they were teenagers and married for 54 years.

As I’ve grown up, I’ve realized the secret to their lasting love hasn’t been perfection or grand gestures. Instead, it’s in finding joy and meaning in life’s small, everyday moments.

Their marriage has taught me how powerful a gentle, consistent love can be, and how beautifully it can shape everything around it.

Here are three of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from them that I hope to bring into my own relationships.

To maintain the “spark,” nurture curiosity


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My grandparents still discover new things about each other, more than 50 years into their marriage.

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Whether it’s by going on a spontaneous camping trip or navigating retirement together, my grandparents delight in discovering new things about each other.

Both avid readers, they often will sit beneath their orange tree and share quotes from their books. After long Sunday walks through the park, they also like to continue their running card game of gin rummy, laughter, and nostalgic stories tumbling between them.

Even after decades together, they also eat dinner with each other nearly every night, eager to unravel each other’s thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

Find creative, consistent ways to express your love


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My Papa has clipped many “Love Is…” comics over the years.

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My grandparents have found a variety of ways to show each other they care.

Every morning, for example, my Papa clips the “Love Is…” comic strip from the newspaper and places it on the kitchen counter for GG. He also writes poems, scribbled on notepads, painted on rocks, or sent as random texts throughout the day.

Meanwhile, GG often sends photos of heart-shaped stones or leaves she finds on her walks, and they both leave handwritten notes in each other’s suitcases when they travel.

Physical affection anchors it all, though. There’s rarely ever a moment when they aren’t holding hands or resting a head on a shoulder. They often seem to do it without even realizing, as though one another is as constant and grounding as gravity.

Remember to prioritize your own happiness, too


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I appreciate how each of my grandparents still pursues their own interests.

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In my opinion, one of the reasons their relationship still feels so alive is because they never stopped making room for their individual interests.

GG started playing mahjong in retirement and now competes in tournaments, and Papa likes to play golf around the world.

Instead of resenting or fearing change, they celebrate each other’s passions, and watching each other reinvent themselves sustains their mutual excitement.

The common thread is joy

These days, it can be hard to sift through the barrage of conflicting advice on how to find and cultivate long-lasting love.

Still, witnessing my grandparents build a life out of tiny kindnesses — notes slipped into suitcases, breakfast cartoons, and shared laughter — has shown me the recipe is simpler than we think.

I see how extraordinary it is to share life’s simplest joys, to choose a partner who is real, steady, and kind. That level of devotion is an everyday miracle, and I try to weave those threads into my own relationships.

I send handwritten letters back and forth with my friends and family, and my boyfriend and I collect concert tickets, printed menus, and postcards from trips and dates we’ve experienced.

These items are arranged in a collage in my apartment, ink-stained and wrinkled, but tangible proof of the love my grandparents have taught me to sow.




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Goldie Hawn, 80, credits one thing with making her relationship with Kurt Russell last 42 years

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Goldie Hawn, 80, says there’s one reason her relationship with Kurt Russell has lasted more than four decades without marriage.

“Freedom. And I really feel this way, and I always have. And even if we did get married, it wouldn’t make any difference because it’s 42 years now,” Hawn told host Dan Buettner on Thursday’s episode of “The Dan Buettner Podcast.”

Hawn likened the experience to being a bird in a cage.

“If I’m a bird and you leave the cage door open, I may never fly out. But if you close that door, for my freedom and my independence, I would probably take, like, all my feathers off,” Hawn said. “It’s a freedom of self, it’s a freedom of basically, not melding into somebody else.”

Hawn and her partner, Russell, met for the first time in 1966 and reconnected in 1983 after being cast in the romance drama “Swing Shift.” They started dating shortly after, and welcomed one son, Wyatt Russell, together in 1986.

Their blended family includes Russell’s son, Boston, from his marriage to Season Hubley, and Hawn’s children, Oliver and Kate Hudson, from her previous relationship with Bill Hudson.

Hawn, who has been married twice before, said she’s learned that traditional ideas of partnership don’t work for her.

“But, man, this whole idea of becoming one is not my idea of fun. That’s why it works,” she said.

Hawn said she and Russell share a strong bond, and accept that there will be parts of each other they don’t love. But she doesn’t see those imperfections as a good enough reason to walk away from the relationship.

“Why is that a reason to break up? Why is that a reason to say this isn’t working?” Hawn said.

“You might not like it, but is that a reason to suddenly decide that this isn’t working for me?” she continued.

When Buettner asked why she keeps choosing Russell, Hawn listed several reasons.

“Because I have respect for him. Because I think he’s an amazing person. I’m also very sexually attracted to him, and that’s important,” Hawn said, adding that he’s smart and makes her laugh.

She also praised his talent and appearance.

“He’s such a great actor, and I find him incredibly handsome to this day,” she said.

Hawn added that they’re “an unbelievably happy family most of the time,” despite their own individual flaws.

“Why would I want anybody who is perfect? There is no such thing,” she said.

Hawn has long spoken about what she believes makes her relationship with Russell last. In 2024, she told E! News that “good sex” is a key part of it.

“Because sex is something that connects you and creates more belonging. People who have healthy sexual relationships usually last a lot longer. But it’s not just because of the act, it’s because of the warmth and the intimacy that it creates,” she said.

Russell has also shared his perspective on their decision not to marry.

“At that time, we constantly got asked, ‘When are you going to get married? Why aren’t you married?’ And we were like, ‘Why does anybody care about that?’ We’d asked our kids if they cared about it. They didn’t. We didn’t,” Russell told Variety in a 2023 interview.

Other celebrities have also shared their own tips for making relationships last.

In 2024, Bette Midler told Entertainment Tonight that sleeping in separate bedrooms is the reason her marriage has lasted over 40 years.

“My husband snores,” Midler said.

In 2025, Food Network star Ina Garten said her almost 60-year marriage works because they make decisions together.

“And this is what Jeffrey taught me: Let’s figure out how we can both do what we want to do. It’s not about whether we get to do what you want to do or I want to do,” Garten said, referring to her husband, Jeffrey Garten.




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Inside the relationship of Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance, who are expecting their fourth child

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Since winning a second non-consecutive term in the White House, Trump has doubled down on his intention to acquire Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory where the US has a military base. The governments of Greenland and Denmark have maintained that it is not for sale, but Trump has said he would not rule out using force.

In March 2025, the White House announced that Usha Vance would embark on a solo trip to Greenland to “visit historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend the Avannaata Qimussersua, Greenland’s national dogsled race.” The government of Greenland said that they had not invited any delegations to visit, and Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede called the trip “very aggressive.” Trump said that Greenland had asked the US to visit.

Usha Vance’s trip was subsequently scaled back to visiting Pituffik Space Base, the US military’s northernmost installation in Greenland. In a video, JD Vance announced he would travel with her.

“There was so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday that I decided I didn’t want her to have all that fun by herself, and so I’m going to join her,” he said.

Taylor Van Kirk, JD Vance’s press secretary, told Business Insider that the Vances were “proud” to visit Greenland.

“The security of Greenland is critical in ensuring the security of the rest of the world, and the Vice President looks forward to learning more about the island,” Van Kirk said.




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My partner and I have been together for nearly a decade, but we still live apart. It’s been great for our relationship.

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My partner was my first relationship and first love. I thought he would remain simply “first,” but we’re happily in love nine years later.

Yet, there’s one big milestone that we haven’t reached: our first time living together. Unlike most couples, we’ve never shared a space for more than a few weeks.

People are always shocked when they hear how long we’ve been together. The first question they usually ask is, “Why hasn’t he proposed yet?” Their eyes widen even more when they find out I’m not going home to him.

We feel great about our living dynamic, though: Living apart has helped us maintain the same spark at 27 that we had when we met at 19.

Living apart keeps our relationship exciting


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Because we don’t share a space, we’re very intentional about spending time together.

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We met in our first year of college, when we both lived on campus but in different accommodations.

When we moved back home at 21, three years into the relationship, we continued living apart for practical reasons. Our goal was to live with our families until we saved up enough money to buy a more permanent home.

At first, I missed my partner a lot, and living with my parents felt a bit claustrophobic. After the initial adjustment, though, I began feeling happier than ever.

My family and I have always been close, but staying with them as adults made us cherish each other even more. The dynamic started to feel great for my romantic relationship, too: We realized that living apart helped us date with more intention.

My partner and I would — and still do — schedule regular dates, prioritizing novelty and adventure. We’d splurge on special nights out each month and meet up for weekly creative activities, like painting and cooking.

Since our time together is limited, even ordinary things like driving home feel sacred. Our independence keeps a steady drip of excitement into our partnership, and we don’t take each other’s presence for granted.

Six years into our relationship, we were almost ready to move in together. Then, my family life abruptly changed, and our circumstances shifted again.

Losing my dad reshaped my priorities


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After I lost my dad, I felt grateful for the years I spent living at home.

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When my dad unexpectedly died four years after I moved back home, I had a new perspective on my choice to live with my parents after college.

I was angry at the world for cutting my time with him short, but my one salvation was all the time that we had spent together. If I had moved out after college, like I originally wanted, I never would have had these extra four years with my dad.

Now, it’s been one year since I lost him. Living with my mom and sister, and leaning on them for support, has been bittersweet but invaluable — even if it means my plans to move in with my partner are once again on the back burner.

We’ll move in together someday, but we’ve learned not to rush cohabitation


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We aren’t ready to move in together just yet, but we’re excited to eventually share a home.

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Now, I’ve finally saved up enough to buy a home, but I’m still not sure if it’ll be the place I share with my partner.

I’ve developed a different dream — securing a place for my mom and sister. My partner even suggested moving in with us and living as a unit to help us navigate our newfound fear of loss.

Some may say we’re delaying the inevitable, or that we can’t know if we’ll last if we don’t live together.

To that, I always say that cohabiting just doesn’t fit our lives yet. Life is as full of uncertainties as it is short. I found this out the hard way with my father.

Not only are we grateful to have nice places to live with our families as we wait for the right time to move in together, but by letting go of expectations, we’re still in the “honeymoon stage” almost a decade into our relationship.

One day, we plan to live together, get married, and start a family. For now, though, we’re building a partnership that keeps us close to both each other and the people we love.




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The history of Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s relationship and feuds, which date back to the early days of OpenAI

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SpaceX is planning a secondary share sale, according to an internal message to employees seen by multiple outlets, which would value the company at $800 billion, reclaiming the top spot among the world’s most valuable private companies from OpenAI.

OpenAI executed its own secondary share sale in October, valuing the company at $500 billion.

The letter to employees also says SpaceX is exploring an initial public offering to “raise a significant amount of capital,” The Wall Street Journal and other outlets reported. It would be the largest IPO in history.

“The thinking is that if we execute brilliantly and the markets cooperate, a public offering could raise a significant amount of capital,” SpaceX Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen told staff in the December 12 message.

Musk also hinted at an IPO earlier this week.

After journalist Eric Berger published an op-ed arguing that SpaceX is likely to go public soon, Musk replied, “as usual, Eric is accurate.”

The company is aiming to raise more than $25 billion through an initial public offering, a move that could push its valuation above $1 trillion, Reuters reported.




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Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi cut ties as RFK Jr. relationship drama continues to unfold

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Journalist Olivia Nuzzi and Vanity Fair are severing ties.

Nuzzi joined Vanity Fair in September 2025, after departing New York magazine in 2024 in the wake of revelations that she’d had a relationship with her source, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, then a presidential candidate.

The fallout from the affair has continued after Nuzzi’s ex-fiancé, former Politico correspondent Ryan Lizza, recently accused Nuzzi of additional ethical breaches.

“Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi have mutually agreed, in the best interest of the magazine, to let her contract expire at the end of the year,” according to a joint statement from spokespeople for Vanity Fair and Nuzzi provided to Business Insider.

A third-party investigation into her reporting at New York magazine revealed no bias, but the magazine said at the time that her relationship with the ex-presidential candidate violated their conflict-of-interest standards.

Following her split with Lizza and New York magazine, Nuzzi, a former star political reporter, moved to Los Angeles. She published a memoir, “American Canto” on Tuesday, in which she detailed the past 10 years of political reporting and her relationship with “the politician,” understood to be RFK Jr.

Since their split, Lizza and Nuzzi have been engaged in an ongoing reputational battle, with each publicly accusing the other of engaging in behaviors that, while not illegal, undermine each other’s journalistic credibility.

Nuzzi, in a petition for a temporary protective order against him in late 2024, accused Lizza of blackmailing her and threatening to destroy her career, which Lizza has denied. She later withdrew the petition.

After a lull, the public acrimony continued with the revelation of Nuzzi’s book, followed by a series of Substack posts from Lizza.

He has suggested in online postings that Nuzzi used her position as a reporter to “catch and kill” unflattering stories about RFK Jr. He also accused her of having another unusual relationship with a different subject.

A spokesperson for Nuzzi did not respond to questions about Lizza’s allegations. In a post for Emily Sundberg’s Substack, Feed Me, she wrote it was “another attempt to harass, humiliate, and harm me until I am as destroyed as he seems to be,” and called Lizza’s posts “fan fiction-slash-revenge porn.”




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