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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Influencer Livvy Dunne calls out 'hostile' autograph seekers
Influencer and former collegiate gymnast Olivia Dunne, who goes by Livvy, is sharing the details of what she calls "hostile" behavior from men seeking her autograph. Dunne, a former member of the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team, claimed in a recent TikTok video that men will sometimes confront her at the airport seeking her autograph and "harass" her, asking her to sign photos of herself. "Every time I go to the airport, there is a group of 10 middle-aged men, and they harass me," Dunne said in the May 31 video to her eight million followers on TikTok. "They will yell at me and make a scene. The people around me are scared. It's crazy." Dunne said the autograph seekers find her not only when she is traveling for work events, but also when she is traveling for personal reasons as well, like family vacations. "It's just so strange," Dunne said, adding that while she understands she shares much of her life online, the autograph seekers find her when she is offline and not making content. In her video, Dunne mentions Olympic track star Gabby Thomas, who shared a similar story in January of being sought out by men at airports. "At this point, every time I travel, I'm afraid these men ... three to six of them … middle-aged … are going to show up and harass me, Thomas said in a video shared on TikTok on Jan. 28. Multiple female sports stars, including Dunne, replied to Thomas' post at the time, noting they shared similar experiences. "No same, I'm horrified of them… happens too often. I take pictures of them just incase," Olympic gymnast Simone Biles wrote. "This has happened to me MULTIPLE times!! it is actually so scary," Biles' Olympic teammate Suni Lee commented. Tennis star Coco Gauff said she too has been chased by autograph seekers, writing, "This happens to me too, I don't know how it happens. My theory is maybe someone at the airport tips them off." 'Baby Reindeer' creator urges fans to stop tracking down people who inspired characters Autographs make up a multi-billion dollar industry, with signed photos of celebrities getting anywhere from $50 to more than $1,000, according to Justin Steffman, lead authenticator and CEO of AutographCOA, an autograph authentication company. "For Livvy Dunn, she was on the cover of a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue," Steffman told "Good Morning America." "When that first came out, since no one had it yet, there's a large demand." Livvy Dunne dishes on new docuseries 'The Money Game' Dunne, who retired from college gymnastics earlier this year, called for an end to the practice of aggressive autograph-seeking. "It needs to stop because it's scary for girls. It's weird," she said. Influencer Livvy Dunne calls out 'hostile' autograph seekers originally appeared on
Forbes
22-03-2025
- Business
- Forbes
$1 Million Weather Analysts: Business And The Data Analysis Revolution
Meteorological weather map. Weather modeling experts are being offered up to one million dollars a year in salary, Bloomberg reports. Hedge funds and commodity traders have led the charge to lure top weather quants to work. The broader implications of the data analysis trend apply across a wide range of disciplines. Data analysis will continue to grow in importance across virtually all businesses. And if one company in a field is using good data analysis, the others must match that company or lose ground. Good data analysis seems to be expensive, it is being used because it has gotten cheaper. More data are available in digital format, so old-fashioned keypunching is not needed. Computers that can handle large batches of data are trivially cheap. The software has improved tremendously, relieving the analyst of most tedious programming. The result is companies that are more dialed in to demand for their products, more able to source the materials they need at the right time and in the right volume, and better able to adjust to changing conditions. Matt Levine commented on the Bloomberg report, 'I half-seriously argued recently that the attraction of quantitative finance might have 'created conditions in which it is incredibly lucrative to get very good at statistical inference,' and thus paved the way for modern artificial intelligence models.' He wondered if riches in finance help to incentivize young people studying fields such as physics or meteorology to get good at data analysis. Or maybe it's a waste of talent for such bright people to work on commodity trading. This approach to the connection between weather and commodity prices contrasts sharply with the old way, demonstrated by a hilarious anecdote from The Money Game by 'Adam Smith' (a pseudonym for George Goodman), published in 1967. The narrator bought five cocoa futures contracts on advice from his friend The Great Winfield. When the price dropped, the narrator and the friend starting calling everyone who might know what was going on at Ghana's cocoa plantations. Old contacts and friends of friends were questioned about the weather. 'Tell me sir, is it raining in your country now?' 'It always rains in August.' Casual long-distance calls and telegrams were not working. 'The Great Winfield decided we must send our man to West Africa to find out if it was raining and whether the Dreaded Black Pod Disease was spreading and whether indeed there was any cocoa crop at all.' They dispatched a down-on-his-luck Brooklyn commodities trader who had never been to Africa before, who reported what he heard from other people staying at his hotel, and then got lost in the jungle. Today weather reports come from both on-the-ground meteorology stations and satellite reconnaissance. More data have led to better forecasts, including for local areas, as described by Chelsea Freas in an episode of the SailFaster podcast. (The episode is aimed at sailboat racers, but the weather forecasting discussion has broad applicability.) These stories provide a great perspective: A forecast is not just a forecast; it's a tool to make better decisions about a particular issue in a particular location. 'Our man in Africa' didn't really know what he was doing, but today's data analysts have their game down. Business leaders should spend some time wondering what they could do better if only some forecast were more accurate. After identifying a few key projections that could help the business, the data analysis effort begins by looking for analysts. Some may be available at the company already, or they can be hired or contracted for. Many people at the top of an organization don't know all the information available both in their own computers and through publicly-available databases. And most certainly don't know the techniques for of analyzing the data to create useful forecasts. But the top dogs don't need to know the raw data or how to analyze it; just how to find some people who can. And a million dollars for a top analyst may be cheap relative to the value of the person's work.
Axios
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Shaq, Rutina Wesley, other celebs to reign in Mardi Gras parades
Be on the lookout this Mardi Gras for a little extra star power in New Orleans as Shaquille O'Neal, "True Blood" star Rutina Wesley and others reign as celebrity monarchs in parades. Why it matters: Some will throw custom doubloons and swag. Keep an eye out for ... 🎬 Rutina Wesley The actress will ride in Muses' giant high-heel float as the krewe's honorary muse. She's best known for her roles in "The Last of Us," "Queen Sugar" and "True Blood." "My time in New Orleans meant so much to me, and I have fallen in love with the city in so many ways," Wesley said in a statement. "To say it is my favorite city in America is an understatement." The all-female krewe rolls on the Uptown route at 6:30pm Thursday. 🤸♂️ Livvy Dunne LSU's gymnastics star will be the grand marshal of Endymion. Dunne also stars in " The Money Game," an Axios-produced docuseries on Prime Video. The parade rolls at 4pm Saturday from Mid-City to the French Quarter. Katy Perry and Train will perform at the ticketed Endymion Extravaganza after the parade. 🏀 Shaquille O'Neal The basketball phenom and LSU graduate is the celebrity monarch in Bacchus. The krewe tells us they retrofitted the throne to fit Shaq's famously large frame. He'll throw Shaq-branded mini basketballs and doubloons with his face on them. The parade rolls Uptown at 5:15pm Sunday. 🇺🇸 Victory Belles The retro musical performers at the WWII Museum will reign as grand marshals for Thoth on Sunday. The parade winds its way through Uptown starting at noon. (Route.) 🤩 Bianca Del Rio and Brothers Osborne They will reign as the celebrity monarchs of Orpheus. Del Rio is a larger-than-life drag queen with a comedic flair who won season six of RuPaul's Drag Race. TJ Osborne and John Osborne make up the country music duo known for tunes such as "Stay a Little Longer," "It Ain't My Fault" and "I'm Not For Everyone." The parade rolls Uptown at 6pm Monday. (Route) 🐾 Scrim The city's infamous runaway dog will be the grand marshal in absentia of Barkus. An art bike will stand in for the scruffy pup. The rescheduled dog parade rolls March 9 in the French Quarter. Go deeper: Full parade schedule
Fox News
26-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Jayden Daniels' mom reveals why Commanders rookie remains single heading into NFC Championship
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will soon take the field for the biggest game of his football career. Daniels threw a pair of touchdowns during last week's win over the top-seeded Detroit Lions to help Washington secure an upset victory and advance to the NFC Championship for the first time in more than three decades. Many players from both the Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles will likely have the full support of their significant other for Sunday's big game. But, don't expect a girlfriend to be rooting Daniels on from the stands – according to his mother. The young signal caller and leading offensive rookie of the year candidate's mom, Regina Jackson, recently suggested her son is not dating anyone. Jackson shared some concerns she has for her son amid the Heisman Trophy winner's stellar rookie campaign and his rising NFL stardom. "Girls, them girls." she responded when asked about what she worried about as Daniels prepared to make the leap to the NFL in a clip posted by Amazon Prime Video from the streaming services docuseries "The Money Game." The series explores how college athletes managed opportunities that arose due to the advent of name, image, and likeness (NIL). "Some girl out here, she's got a Jayden Daniels wall and her mama says, 'Hey honey, you're going to be the one to get 'em.' And I know that sounds crazy, but I guarantee there's someone who's trying to get their hooks into Jayden Daniels," Jackson said about women who look to her son for financial gain. "So thank god he got a mama like me because it ain't happening," she added. Former Eagles running back and FOX Sports co-host LeSean McCoy commented in apparent agreement by saying, "Sound like my mom lol the MOMs KNO." Daniels did not appear to be shocked by Jackson's remarks "I bet she did say something like that," the former LSU star said as he smiled and laughed. This was not the first time Daniels spoke about his mother's efforts to make sure her son has a trustworthy group around him. "Nothing gets past my mama," Daniels told Boardroom in December. "She reads people, she doesn't want to put people around me that she doesn't feel will benefit me." The Eagles will welcome the Washington Commanders to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. On the AFC side, the Kansas City Chiefs host the Bills in the second conference championship game of the day. The winners from each of those contests will meet in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
