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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Alexander Zverev delivers X-rated on-court message to Taylor Fritz - after clashing with rival's influencer girlfriend at Wimbledon
Alexander Zverev delivered a light-hearted, X-rated jibe at rival Taylor Fritz after their clash on Sunday afternoon. The German suffered his fifth consecutive defeat against American star Fritz, who clinched the Stuttgart Open title after a 6-3, 7-6 win. Evidently, Zverev's poor record against his rival was playing on his mind as he delivered a post-match speech, where he jokingly took aim at Fritz. Speaking on court, Zverev said: 'Taylor, I'm f***ing tired of you. I don't wanna see you again over the next 2 to 3 years. 'Please stay away from me. Don't come to Germany anymore'. While Fritz and Zverev have clashed on the court numerous times over the years, the same can also be said for the German star and his rival's girlfriend, Morgan Riddle. It was after the five-set thriller at Wimbledon last year that Zverev expressed displeasure over the noise coming from Fritz's box, where his girlfriend Morgan Riddle was seated. Adding to the intrigue was a curious social media post from Riddle that many saw as a reference to 2020 domestic abuse claims against Zverev - which he denied. A social media influencer who has 17.2million likes on TikTok, Riddle has since deleted an Instagram video that included the caption: 'when your man wins 4 the girls.' She had posted a picture of the court to her story and wrote, 'cheer loud ladies.' That post was also taken down. After that match, Fritz sat down for an interview with The Tennis Channel and shed light on the feud - following a discussion with Zverev on court. He explained: 'I think he was a little upset about my team members cheering for me when he was injured but he said: "It's nothing to do with you. You're all good..." Whatever, it's all good.' Zverev said afterwards that he was upset with some people in Fritz's box who 'may not be from the tennis world.' 'His team is extremely respectful. I think his coach, his physio, also his second coach, they're extremely respectful,' Zverev said. 'I think there's some other people that maybe are in the box that are not maybe from the tennis world, that are not maybe from particularly watching every single match. They were a bit over the top.' Zverev agreed to pay around $240,000, last year, in a June settlement with his accuser, the mother of his child, but was not convicted of any crime and maintains his innocence. The ATP investigated the claims (via an outside firm) for 15 months but ultimately did not discipline Zverev on the basis of insufficient evidence. Following his settlement in June, Zverev said 'I told you so from the start, I told everybody. I'm happy that it's over. Yeah, nothing else more to say.' Meanwhile, after Fritz knocked Zverev out in New York with a four-set victory to reach the US Open semifinals last year, Riddle took to social media to celebrate the victory. She shared a video from Arthur Ashe taking in the full surroundings and, alongside three nail polish emojis, wrote: 'Semi finalsssss'.
The Age
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
American influencer caught up in Vatican City crowds as new pope is appointed
Lifestyle American influencer Morgan Riddle was caught up in chaotic crowds in the Vatican the moment the new pope was appointed.
Sydney Morning Herald
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
American influencer caught up in Vatican City crowds as new pope is appointed
Lifestyle American influencer Morgan Riddle was caught up in chaotic crowds in the Vatican the moment the new pope was appointed.
BBC News
27-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
H&M to use digital clones of models in ads and social media
Fashion retailer H&M is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create digital "twins" of 30 says it will use the AI doppelgangers in some social media posts and marketing in the place of humans, if given permission by models."We are curious to explore how to showcase our fashion in new creative ways – and embrace the benefits of new technology – while staying true to our commitment to personal style," said its chief creative officer Jörgen Andersson in a H&M's claim it would not change its "human-centric approach" some fear the move could impact other models, photographers and make-up artists. American influencer Morgan Riddle called H&M's move "shameful" in a post on her Instagram stories."RIP to all the other jobs on shoot sets that this will take away," she posted. Watermarks and signposting The initiative was first reported by industry publication Business of Fashion.H&M told the outlet that models would retain rights over their digital replicas and their use by the company and other brands for purposes such as images are likely to be initially used in social media posts, with watermarks that make their AI use clear, it like Instagram and TikTok require users to disclose the use of AI to create realistic content, and it is labelled as such to inform audiences.H&M also said models would be compensated for use of their digital twins in a similar way to current arrangements - which sees them paid for use of their images based on rates agreed by their firms including Hugo Boss and Levi Strauss & Co have also dabbled in using generative AI for product giant Levi's said in 2023 it would trial the use of AI-generated model images as a way to "increase diversity".Following criticism, it clarified it would not scale back live photoshoots with models. What is AI, how does it work and what are the concerns about it?Generative AI can create photo-realistic images in response to simple text prompts at high speed and low of this, it has been seized upon by many industries and firms as a way to meet demands for content such as marketing its use by fashion and beauty brands has sparked backlash amid concerns its increased adoption could reduce job fear it may lead to less work for production staff on photoshoots, including photographers, stylists, make-up artists and lighting company says it is working with Swedish tech firm Uncut on the development of model's AI says on its website it is "helping big brands say goodbye to outdated production methods" and making content creation "simpler, smarter and more affordable".For some models, however, having a so-called "AI twin" can allow them to take on more work and avoid travel."She's like me, without the jet-lag," said model Mathilda Gvarliani in a H&M image shared with Business of Fashion.
