[Link] Half of This Boy Band’s Singers Are 7 Years Old. Is It Child Labor?

Read: 25/8/2021 www.vice.com

The boy group, Panda Boys, consisted of 13 members, six of whom were 7 years old and the rest aged between 8 and 11, according to their online profiles posted by the band earlier this year.

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[Link] Cardi B Is the Queen of Features That Break The Internet

Read: 15/8/2021 www.vice.com

Cardi B is no stranger to breaking the internet. She’s more than capable of dominating the conversation herself, as she did when she stood atop two exotic dancers on a stripper pole in 2018’s “Money,” or when she shared that questionable three-way kiss in “Up” at the height of COVID-19.

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[Link] #MeToo Hits One of China’s Biggest Celebrities. The State Is Taking Credit.

Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com

A megastar fell from grace over rape accusations. Now China is scrambling to steer the narrative in its favor. Until recently, Kris Wu was one of China’s most adored pop singers, swamped by screaming fans wherever he went.

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[Link] Britney Spears’ Dad Tried to Cancel Her Vacation, Lawyer Says

Read: 5/8/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Britney Spears doesn’t want to wait to kick her dad out of the conservatorship that’s controlled her life since 2008. At this point, the pop star says, it’s a matter of saving her mental health—and her finances.

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