TikTok celebrities Bryce Hall and Blake Gray are facing criminal charges after they hosted recent parties in the Hollywood Hills despite the city's ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said Friday. The internet celebrities with millions of followers on TikTok share a home and allegedly held two parties less than a week apart. Penalties could include fines, jail timeHall and Gray are accused of violating the city's pandemic health order and a party house ordinance. With bars closed in town, large house parties can become "superspreaders" of COVID-19, Garcetti said. "It isn't just the party house itself that's affected," Feuer said.

Source: CBC News August 28, 2020 20:45 UTC