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GameStop surprised its followers this week with a cheeky jab at its familiar social media rival, Best Buy. The gaming retailer posted a new commercial on X on Wednesday, Dec. 10, featuring TikTok influencer Rilie Huntley (@okaygnomie), better known online as the "Best Buy Girl." @okaygnomie/TikTok The 28-second clip showed Huntley walking viewers through GameStop’s trade-in program, which offered cash or store credit for consoles, games, and accessories. The post quickly gained traction, since GameStop framed the spot with a taunt. "We stole your girl @BestBuy." https://twitter.com/gamestop/status/1998918274021732748 Who is the Best Buy Girl? Huntley’s appearance immediately stirred interest, as audiences recognized her from TikTok. She built a following with short videos about working at Best Buy, which eventually led to her starring in some of the company’s official ads. In July 2024, she announced that she had left her job with a simple update to her followers, saying, "This is my announcement that I quit, by the way." She currently has 719.4K followers on TikTok. @okaygnomie This is my announcement that I quit by the way :D #fyp #foryoupage #foryou #retail #bestbuy ♬ Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (2011 Remaster) - The Smiths Huntley first gained traction with her upbeat videos about Best Buy’s electronics aisles before shifting to filming official promotional videos for the brand. Her appearance in GameStop’s new commercial felt like a full-circle moment for people who watched her online rise. @JustFreshKicks/X Best Buy and GameStop have long had a competitive relationship, especially around video game pricing and sales. Because of that history, GameStop’s teasing tone was clearly viewed as an intentional jab by viewers. Reactions to GameStop’s ad People were quick to react to the appearance of Best Buy Girl in a GameStop ad. @HighDefDiscNews joked, "Best Buy has a girl? It’s not surprising she broke up with them. #PhysicalMedia fans did long ago." Meanwhile, @MeleeGames added, "GameStop knows exactly what they’re doing bringing the Best Buy girl back." https://twitter.com/MeleeGames/status/1998945644099285034 Some commenters took a different angle. For instance, @evilclothmother wrote, "it is super cool and awesome how gaming companies are being super weird about women now," pushing back on the idea of presenting a female employee as a prize to be taken. Additionally, Redditor u/Dr_Leinhart chimed in with humor, saying, "I’m dying 🤣 GameStop ain’t messing around. 🤣🤣" @Avaxbro/X @isolatedmargin added, "goth e-girl marketing is the most effective marketing." @JBLQuantum joked, "Born too late to explore the world, Born too early to explore the universe, Born just in time to see Best Buy vs Gamestop fight over the best employee, Rilie." @JBLQuantum/X Others focused on production details. @NerdOrDieCom remarked, "Steal their mic and camera next though," referencing the video’s quality. Then on TikTok, one viewer asked Huntley directly, "So do we call you GameStop girl now 😂😂" The internet is chaotic—but we’ll break it down for you in one daily email. Sign up for the Daily Dot’s newsletter here. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post “We stole your girl”: GameStop’s new ad spot features Best Buy Girl, to the internet’s amusement appeared first on The Daily Dot.

Source: Lilit Amirkhanian / Getty When businesses are neglectful, especially if the neglect is purposeful, then they should pay the highest price as a consequence for intentionally putting others at risk for the sake of money. That appears to be exactly what is happening in this case. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, a jury in Gadsden County, Florida was awarded $779 million to the surviving family of an internet gambling cafe security guard named Lewis Butler, who was shot dead during a robbery in November 2023. During the criminal trial, Kevontae Washington was convicted of several felonies, including first-degree murder with a firearm, attempted first-degree felony murder with a firearm, attempted armed robbery with a firearm, and several other charges. What makes this case particularly egregious is that just a week before this fatal incident, on Oct. 25, 2023, this illegal gambling venue was robbed, and a firearm was stolen. However, ubiquitous civil rights attorney Ben Crump alleges that this robbery was not reported, likely to keep police away from discovering the illegal gambling. An investigator from the State Attorney’s Office testified that the gun that was stolen during the October robbery was also used to kill Butler. “Café operated by Fortune MGT 2023 LLC and Manishkumar Patel, failed to report a prior armed robbery on Oct. 25, 2023 and ignored known security risks, despite allegedly being aware that illegal gambling activity took place at the location.” The state of Florida has been actively trying to remove these types of businesses from the community since a 2013 law was passed to ban what are described as “internet sweepstakes cafes” following a federal task force initiative that closed almost fifty cafes that were being operated by Allied Veterans of the World, a local charity. Collecting the massive award will likely prove difficult. Still, Crump says he and his staff are prepared to use all legal means, including garnishment, liens, and other methods of seizing owed funds to make restitution to Butler’s family. Additionally, Crump will be working with Butler’s widowed wife to get all these illegal outfits closed for good. Via The Independent: “The second thing is Mrs. Kimberly Butler testified, since her husband was murdered, she’s doing everything she can to try [and] get these internet gambling cafes shut down, because she thinks that they are an invitation for criminal activity,” We pray that they recover every red cent of the $779 million, even if it takes decades. The post Financial Justice: $779 Million Awarded To Family Of Florida Security Guard Killed In Internet Gambling Cafe Robbery appeared first on Bossip.

Sorti en 2013 et réalisé par Alexander Payne, Nebraska est un road-movie en noir et blanc qui retrace le voyage d’un vieil homme, Woody Grant ... Lire Plus The post « Nebraska » (2013) d’Alexander Payne : la route du cœur paternel appeared first on Cultea.

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