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Film reviews, fanfic, and cosplay don’t qualify as ‘crossing the picket line’ during the Hollywood strike

Fans are worried about creating free advertising for companies like Disney amid the writers' and actors' strike.

On Jul 18, 2023 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘You’re acting like we’re gonna forget’: TikTok cosplayer under fire for returning to social media after being charged with manslaughter

They allegedly accidentally killed a friend after playing with a gun.

On Sep 28, 2021 by Cecilia Lenzen

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White woman wins cosplay contest at convention celebrating Black nerds, sparking outrage

'I am sorry for centering myself in a space that was not mine to do so,' the Blerdcon winner tweeted.

On Jul 21, 2021 by Kathryn Cardin

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Joker cosplayer gets face full of bread after using homophobic slurs

He's no Heath Ledger.

On Jan 6, 2021 by Edward Medeles

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CosplayBabes gives cosplay porn a home, not just a house

As its name suggests, CosplayBabes makes cosplay porn for imaginative masturbators.

On Dec 14, 2020 by Beck Diaz

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White actor slammed for voicing Black Southern woman in audio essay

The backlash came after the actor defended a white cosplayer.

On Nov 24, 2020 by Angelica Arinze

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Model attacked by racists for cosplaying while Black

Shirleen was called racial slurs after dressing up as anime character Rin Tohsaka.

On Jul 4, 2020 by Stacy Fernandez

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Video shows police throwing restaurant employee in Stormtrooper costume to ground

The Force was a little too strong in this one.

On May 11, 2020 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Two women raid their closets to create the best costume party on Twitter

They've definitely found a creative way to pass the time in isolation.

On Mar 30, 2020 by David Britton

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Twitch streamer says she was banned for body painting

'My channel has been wrongfully taken from me.'

On Feb 21, 2020 by Samantha Shaps

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Trolls accuse cosplayer of ‘appropriating’ Joker culture (updated)

She clapped back with a Jar Jar Binks costume.

On Oct 17, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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Who needs glass slippers? This Cinderella cosplayer upgraded with a stunning glass arm

'Glass slippers are SO last year!'

On Sep 22, 2019 by Nahila Bonfiglio

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Twitch suspends streamer for wearing Chun-Li cosplay

The platform deemed it 'sexually suggestive.'

On Sep 16, 2019 by Alex Puente

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Instagram model Belle Delphine is selling her own bathwater–trolling fans again 

The 19-year-old does have some thirsty fans.

On Jul 2, 2019 by Alyse Stanley

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This winged snake is more adorable than frightening

Don't worry, she can't actually fly.

On Jun 27, 2019 by Rachel Kiley