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Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Past articles by Jason:

Is "Don't Look Up" A Good Movie?

We chatted about one of Netflix’s biggest films ever. (Spoilers ahead.) → Read More

Here Are The Winners For The 2021 Golden Globes

Here are the remote winners of the Golden Globes this year because COVID. → Read More

Trump Just Declared TikTok Is A "National Emergency" And Has Threatened To Ban It

In his executive order, Trump argued the app "automatically captures vast swaths of information from its users" that could be used against American interests. → Read More

Trump Says He Plans To Ban TikTok From The US

Trump has been threatening to ban the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app citing national security concerns that the company could be misusing American consumer information. → Read More

R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty To 11 More Sex Abuse Charges Involving Underage Woman

The new charges were filed by a grand jury and involve a woman who was under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged abuse. → Read More

Missouri's Only Abortion Clinic Will Stay Open — For Now

A judge ruled Friday that the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis, the last provider in the state, can continue operating while the case goes forward. It was slated to close at midnight. → Read More

Kim Kardashian West Announces The Name Of Her Fourth

The tweeted the name with a Mother's Day photo weeks after welcoming the baby home. → Read More

Johnny Galecki Discusses The Roseanne Barr Racist Tweet Scandal

"It’s a very strange sensation when you're pissed at the same person you’re concerned about," the actor said of his former Roseanne colleague on BuzzFeed News' Profile. → Read More

To All The Wights In "Game Of Thrones" We Knew Before

Forever in our undead hearts. → Read More

People Flee Nipsey Hussle's Candlelight Memorial

Footage from live coverage showed crowds of people fleeing the scene of what had been a peaceful vigil earlier in the day. → Read More

"Empire" Co-Creator Lee Daniels Says The Cast Has Experienced "Pain And Anger" After The Jussie Smollett Case

"These past couple of weeks have been a freakin' roller coaster." → Read More

Hollywood Executive Charged In The College Admissions Scandal Steps Down

"I will also be focused on addressing the allegations that have been presented, and there are aspects of the story that have yet to emerge that I wish I could share." → Read More

YouTube Star Lilly Singh Will Become The Only Woman Late-Night Host On Broadcast TV When She Replaces Carson Daly On NBC

"An Indian-Canadian woman with her own late night show? Now that is a dream come true." → Read More

California Couple Pleads Guilty To Shackling And Torturing 13 Children In Riverside Home

The couple was arrested after their 17-year-old daughter escaped their home, where she was held captive with her 12 siblings. → Read More

Jussie Smollett Named As Suspect For Allegedly Falsely Reporting He Was Attacked In Chicago

The move comes weeks after the Empire actor told Chicago police he was attacked by two men who threw a bleach-like chemical on him, called him anti-gay slurs, and put a rope around his neck. → Read More

BuzzFeed News Employees Unionize Company Signals Recognition

Some employees began meeting with the NewsGuild of New York in 2015. → Read More

Beloved Slam-Dunking Sea Otter At Oregon Zoo Dies

Yes, Eddie the otter was also known for sucking his own penis in front of visitors, so there's that. → Read More

Manatees Are No Longer Endangered Because Good Things Can Still Happen In 2017

Manatees Are No Longer Endangered Because Good Things Can Still Happen In 2017 The West Indian manatee population has rebounded from just a few hundred to more than 6,000 in the wild, federal officials announced. → Read More

One Of The Most Rarely Seen Animals On Earth Was Captured On Film For The First Time

"These are animals the size of elephants that we just can't find. They're a mystery.".. → Read More

This Turtle Swallowed 915 Coins, Forming An 11-Pound Ball Of Metal In Her Stomach

“I felt angry that humans, whether or not they meant to do it, or if they did it without thinking, had caused harm to this turtle,” Nantarika Chansue, veterinary medical aquatic animal research center, told the AP. → Read More