Jacob, the talent manager who discovered TikTok stars including Addison Rae and Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, claimed that Lorenz “bullied” her clients into fabricating claims against her. A federal judge in Manhattan declined to completely dismiss a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and its former technology reporter Taylor Lorenz (above). Facebook / Taylor LorenzAriadna Jacob, a former manager of TikTok star, alleges her business was ruined. Lorenz wrote in her story that Jacob leaked nude photos of a TikTok star — a claim she denies. Influences hosted the TikTok stars at a “collaboration house” in Los Angeles, where they lived while creating viral videos.

Source: New York Times June 23, 2023 12:06 UTC