Gesi Lloyd

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Social media break signs you might be ignoring right now

A social media break can help your mental health, and new research shows how much. A study in JAMA Network Open found that young adults who quit social media for one week cut their anxiety symptoms by about 16%, depression symptoms by nearly 25% and insomnia by about 15%. But the break did not fix…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 25, 20260Comments

Business

Starbucks closures start in days, is your store next?

Starbucks is closing about 250 coffeehouses across North America this week, the company said Thursday, Sept. 24. It is the second major wave of closures under CEO Brian Niccol, who took over in 2024. The cuts amount to roughly 1% of Starbucks' more than 18,000 North American stores. Some locations are already listed as closed…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 25, 20260Comments

Celebs

Jodie Turner-Smith fires back at lawsuit over her brother

Jodie Turner-Smith is pushing back against a lawsuit filed Thursday, Sept. 24, in Los Angeles that names her alongside her brother, Richard Smith. Three women identified as Jane Does accuse Smith of pressuring them into drug use and sexual activity without their consent at a Hollywood residence. They argue the Queen & Slim star is…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 25, 20260Comments

Sports

Nneka Ogwumike’s final bow left LA in happy tears

Nneka Ogwumike said goodbye to the WNBA on Thursday night, Sept. 24, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. She did it the only way she knows, with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in front of a sold-out crowd of Sparks fans wearing her name on their chests. The scoreboard went to the Golden…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 25, 20260Comments

Food & Drink

Dunkin’ Donuts free coffee race is on, here’s how to win

Dunkin' is giving away 1 million free hot or iced coffees today, Thursday, Sept. 24, and the only way in is a promo code the chain will post on its social media accounts around midday. Enter that code in the Offers & Rewards section of the Dunkin' app, and a free coffee lands in your…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 24, 20260Comments

Celebs

Willow drops a Will Smith secret before his birthday

Will Smith has turned down movie roles he felt were too heavy to bring home, according to his daughter, Willow. The singer, 25, shared the detail on Kid Cudi's Big Bro podcast. She said her father passed on certain parts because he did not want that kind of energy following him back to his family.…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 24, 20260Comments

Business

Lori Harvey leads women push at $200M tequila brand

Lori Harvey hosted a private gathering of women entrepreneurs in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 20, in her role as chief creative advisor for Kevin Hart's Gran Coramino Tequila. Earlier that weekend, she spoke at the Create & Cultivate festival. She told Complex that supporting women business owners matters deeply to her and that she…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 23, 20260Comments

Celebs

Cardi B and Maduka Okoye spotted in Milan together

Cardi B and Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye were spotted together Tuesday night in Milan during Milan Fashion Week, restarting dating rumors that have followed the pair since July. The timing caused trouble. Okoye was the only one of 24 players called up by Nigeria's Super Eagles who had not reported to camp ahead of Friday's…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 23, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Jennifer Hudson steps behind the curtain for a full circle moment

Jennifer Hudson is returning to Dreamgirls almost two decades after the role turned her from a seventh place American Idol elimination into an Oscar winner, only this time she is not auditioning for the part. Hudson has joined the producing team behind a reimagined Broadway revival, directed and choreographed by Camille A. Brown, and she…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 19, 20260Comments

Music

Lizzo says Cardi B recreated an iconic VMAs moment on her body

Lizzo took to X on Thursday night to share a moment from a hangout with Cardi B that instantly called back to one of the most talked about instances in award show history. She described the exchange between herself and Cardi in playful terms, drawing a direct line to the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards,…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 19, 20260Comments

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Starbucks closures start in days, is your store next?

Jodie Turner-Smith fires back at lawsuit over her brother

Nneka Ogwumike’s final bow left LA in happy tears

Willow drops a Will Smith secret before his birthday

Lori Harvey leads women push at $200M tequila brand

Cardi B and Maduka Okoye spotted in Milan together

Jennifer Hudson steps behind the curtain for a full circle moment

Lizzo says Cardi B recreated an iconic VMAs moment on her body

Doechii Unleashes BOMBS, and Her Daring Next Era Looms

Viola Davis breaks silence on agonizing battle that shook her

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